title: Intestinal leiomyosarcoma in a cat.
abstract: Intramural ileocaecocolic leiomyosarcoma is described in an elderly neutered male domestic shorthaired cat with poor appetite and weight loss. Histological examination of the resected lesion revealed a poorly differentiated soft tissue sarcoma and a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma was confirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for vimentin and a-smooth muscle actin. Postoperative survival time was 102 days before local recurrence justified euthanasia.
authors.affiliation: Fenwold Veterinary Group, Lincolnshire.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Barrand
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Scudamore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000662:veterinary