Oral and peripheral vestibular signs in a cat with squamous cell carcinoma.
A 13-year-old female, spayed cat had oral and vestibular signs resulting from a 3-cm mass extending from the tympanic membrane to the nasopharynx. Radiography revealed a soft-tissue density in the tympanic bulla. Cytologic examination and biopsy confirmed the presence of a squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma causes vestibular signs in the cat. In this cat, squamous cell carcinoma, involving the middle and inner ear, resulted in oral and vestibular signs.
D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D011859:Radiography; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*