title: Intrathoracic lipoma in a cat.
abstract: A 10 yr old female cat presented for an acute onset of back arching, regurgitation, and open mouth breathing. Radiographs indicated the presence of a large intrathoracic mass. Computed tomography confirmed the presence of a large mass of fatty density in the dorso-caudal mediastinum. The mass was removed via right intercostal thoracotomy, and histopathology confirmed the mass as a lipoma. The cat was continuing to recover well as of 21 mo after surgery. This is the first reported case of an intrathoracic lipoma in a cat.
authors: Oregon Humane Society Animal Medical & Learning Center, Portland, OR, USA. nickel.jeff@gmail.com
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Nickel
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Mison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary