title: Uterine adenocarcinoma with abdominal metastases in an ovariohysterectomised cat.
abstract: SURGICAL FINDINGS: an adenocarcinoma of the uterine stump with abdominal metastases is described in a 12.5-year-old incompletely ovariohysterectomised domestic shorthair cat. At the time of presentation, the adenocarcinoma had metastasised to the right perirenal lymph node, the abdominal aorta and the right ureter, resulting in the formation of a large cystic structure. This had compressed and displaced surrounding structures, including the abdominal vena cava and the right kidney, and formed multiple adhesions to the body wall and adjacent abdominal structures. Metastatic extension to the aorta had resulted in its regression into a 2 mm diameter non-pulsatile vessel.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  only one case of uterine adenocarcinoma has previously been reported in an ovariohysterectomised cat. As such, this represents a very unusual and severe complication following an incomplete ovariohysterectomy. Invasion of the tumour tissue into surrounding structures created further complications.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Hospital, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, 464 Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pratschke
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*