title: Vaccine-associated sarcomas in cats: a unique cancer model.
abstract: Epidemiologic evidence supports a relationship between vaccination of cats for rabies and feline leukemia virus with the development of soft tissue sarcomas at the site of administration. These tumors are locally invasive and histologically aggressive. As with high-grade soft tissue sarcoma in humans, combination treatment with radiation therapy and surgery provides for optimum tumor control. Feline vaccine-associated sarcoma has become a difficult issue for the veterinary profession for legal, ethical, and clinical reasons. Although most research efforts have focused on therapeutic intervention, this tumor has great potential to provide an informative model for carcinogenesis and genetic susceptibility applicable to cancer in all species, including humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McNiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002415:Cats; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000662:veterinary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines