title: Parathyroid adenocarcinoma in a nephropathic Persian cat.
abstract: This report describes an uncommon clinical case of cystic parathyroid adenocarcinoma. A 17-year-old male Persian cat was presented for evaluation of a ventral cervical mass. The cat was inappetent and showed weight loss, polydipsia and vomiting. Serum biochemistry and urinalysis revealed moderate hypercalcaemia, a mild increase of creatinine, isosthenuria and proteinuria. Sodium dodecyl sulphate-agarose gel electrophoresis showed a mixed tubular proteinuric pattern, in accordance with histological examination that revealed interstitial nephritis and glomerulonephritis. Diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma was based on histopathological findings.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Science, Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Turin, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavana
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vittone
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Capucchio
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Farca
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D003560:Cysts / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*