title: Chylous ascites in cats: nine cases (1978-1993).
abstract: Medical records of 9 cats with chylous ascites that underwent exploratory celiotomy were reviewed. In 7 cats, chylous ascites was associated with intra-abdominal neoplasia: 4 cats had an unresectable tumor (hemangiosarcoma, 3 cats; paraganglioma, 1 cat) within the mesenteric root; 2 had malignant lymphoma of the small intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes; and 1 had lymphangiosarcoma of the abdominal wall. In 2 cats, chylous ascites was associated with nonneoplastic diseases: 1 cat had severe biliary cirrhosis and an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt; the other had steatitis caused by vitamin E deficiency. Three cats were euthanatized or died at the time of surgery, and 5 cats were euthanatized within 3 months of surgery. One cat with malignant lymphoma responded well to chemotherapy and lived for 14 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA 01536.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gores
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ullman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013231:Steatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary