title: Significance of cytological smear evaluation in diagnosis of splenic mast cell tumor-associated systemic mastocytosis in a cat(Felis catus).
abstract: An 8-year-old cat was presented with vomiting and weight loss. Histopathology and cytology revealed systemic mastocytosis, a rare condition and a clinical challenge. This case emphasizes the significance of cytological evaluation of smears in diagnosis of mastocytosis and in confirmation in biopsy specimens.
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, 43 Brighton Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793 (Woldemeskel, Merrill); Plantation Center Animal Hospital, 6411 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, USA (Brown).
authors.forename: Moges
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woldemeskel
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, 43 Brighton Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793 (Woldemeskel, Merrill); Plantation Center Animal Hospital, 6411 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, USA (Brown).
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, 43 Brighton Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793 (Woldemeskel, Merrill); Plantation Center Animal Hospital, 6411 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, USA (Brown).
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000473:pathology; D034721:Mastocytosis, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*