title: Small intestinal adenocarcinoma in cats: 32 cases (1978-1985).
abstract: The medical records of 32 cats with small intestinal adenocarcinoma were reviewed. Common clinical signs included vomiting, dehydration, weight loss, cachexia, anorexia, and lethargy. In 50% of the cats, an abdominal mass was palpated, and in 38%, a mass was seen on radiographs. Biopsy of the tumor without resection was performed in 9 cats; 8 cats were euthanatized at the time of surgery, 7 because of metastases, and 1 cat died 1 day after surgery. In 23 cats, resection was performed. Eleven of these died within 2 weeks after surgery (mean survival time, 2.6 days); 8 had lymph node metastasis. Twelve cats survived greater than 2 weeks after surgery. The mean survival of 11 of these cats was 15 months. Six cats were euthanatized because of recurrent signs; 5 of the 6 had a recurrent abdominal mass. One cat was alive 2 years after surgery. Results of this study indicated that cats with adenocarcinoma, even those cats with advanced disease, can have long-term survival after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kosovsky
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Matthiesen
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Patnaik
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies