title: Renal cystadenoma in a domestic shorthair.
abstract: An 11-year-old domestic shorthair was examined after an enlarged left kidney was palpated by the referring veterinarian. No abnormalities were noted on complete blood count, serum biochemical profile and total thyroxine concentration, and the urine specific gravity was 1.039. An abdominal ultrasound identified the presence of a large cystic structure on the caudal pole of the left kidney. No abnormalities of the right kidney were seen. A left ureteronephrectomy was performed, and the cat recovered uneventfully from the procedure and was discharged from the hospital 5 days after surgery. The cat remains clinically normal 16 months postoperatively. Histopathology of the removed kidney demonstrated the presence of a renal cystadenoma. This report describes the successful surgical treatment of a renal cystadenoma. Renal cystadenoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis when renomegaly is noted. To the author's knowledge, a renal cystadenoma has not been previously reported in a cat.
authors: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, United States. amosenco@vet.upenn.edu
authors: Ariel S
authors: AS
authors: Mosenco
authors: William T N
authors: WT
authors: Culp
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Johnson
authors: Adrienne
authors: A
authors: French
authors: Stephen J
authors: SJ
authors: Mehler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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