title: Epitheliotropic T-cell gastrointestinal tract lymphosarcoma with metastases to lung and skeletal muscle in a cat.
abstract: An Abyssinian cat examined because of hypoproteinemia and weight loss was found to have epitheliotropic T-cell lymphosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract. Neoplastic lymphocytes infiltrated the epithelium and lamina propria of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Metastatic foci were found in the lungs and the musculature of the right hind limb. Chemotherapy resulted in transient shrinkage of the lung and limb masses; however, these masses grew to approximately their original size within 2 weeks after initiation of treatment, and the cat was euthanatized.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Krecic
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006614:Hindlimb; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology