Amputation for histiocytic sarcoma in a cat.
A 9-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat presented with a skin lesion of the left tarsus. The lesion was biopsied and, based on the microscopic appearance and immunohistochemical characteristics, histiocytic sarcoma was diagnosed. Amputation was performed with improved demeanor seen postoperatively. However, between 44 and 60 days following the surgery, relapse of skin lesions appeared in multiple locations, including at the previous amputation site, and euthanasia was elected. This is the first report of a histiocytic sarcoma treated with amputation in a cat.
Division of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan. teshima63@nvlu.ac.jp
Takahiro
T
Teshima
Takashi
T
Hata
Yoko
Y
Nezu
Masaki
M
Michishita
Hirotaka
H
Matsumoto
Hisashi
H
Mizutani
Kimimasa
K
Takahashi
Hidekazu
H
Koyama
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D005260:Female; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000601:surgery*; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000473:pathology