title: Cystitis glandularis in a cat.
abstract: An 8-year-old intact male Persian cat was presented for investigation of chronic haematuria. The cat had episodes of haematuria on several occasions that were non-responsive to antimicrobial therapy. Abdominal ultrasound examination revealed dilation of the renal pelvis and ureters of both kidneys. The urinary bladder wall was thickened, a mass of heterogeneous echogenicity filled the lumen of the bladder, and two parallel thin hyperechoic lines were identified within the lumen, which suggested a urethral catheter. Differential diagnoses for the urinary bladder mass included cystitis and neoplasia. The mass was surgically removed from the urinary bladder, and a urethral catheter was found embedded in the mass. Histopathological findings were consistent with cystitis glandularis of a typical type. Periodic bladder ultrasonographic studies were performed; at the time of writing, over 2 years later, recurrence had not been detected.
authors.affiliation: 1Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agut
authors.forename: Juana D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Juan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Eliseo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belda
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D062885:Urinary Catheters / Q000662:veterinary*
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