title: Calvaria and orbital metastases of pulmonary adenosquamous carcinoma in a cat: a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: An 11-year-old cat with a 4-month history of lethargy, inappetence, dysphagia, partial mandibular paralysis and weight loss, was euthanized due to the rapid deterioration of his condition. Post-mortem radiographic examination revealed severe bone lysis of the left zygomatic arch, temporal and parietal bones. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head showed a large isointense mass of the left side of the skull associated with extensive lysis of the parietal and temporal bones and destruction of the adjacent tympanic bulla. Gross and histological examinations revealed a pulmonary adenosquamous carcinoma of the left lung, with metastases to the spleen, liver, mesenteric lymph nodes, mesentery, diaphragm, abdominal aorta, left orbit and calvaria. No limb or digit metastases were detected.
authors: AbLab Veterinary Diagnostic Service, Via Privata Massa Neri, 19038 Sarzana (SP), Italy.
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Binanti
authors: Davide Danilo
authors: DD
authors: Zani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*
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