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6 year old Egyptian Mau

September 23, 2021 By Allison Zwingenberger

This week’s case is a 6-year-old female neutered Egyptian Mau cat presenting with respiratory distress. What are your differential diagnoses?

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Findings

On a lateral radiograph, there is thickening of the tracheal wall and narrowing of the lumen at the thoracic inlet. The nasopharynx is widened and the hyoid apparatus is retracted, consistent with airway obstruction. The pulmonary parenchyma and cardiovascular structures appear normal. The liver appears small.
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Differential Diagnosis

  • Neoplasia – lymphoma, adenocarcinoma
  • Granuloma
  • Possible microhepatia, not pursued further
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Diagnosis

Endoscopic biopsies were obtained and diagnosed as adenocarcinoma. The mass was treated with tracheal resection and anastamosis. The mass recurred two years later and was debulked at that time via endoscopy.

Filed Under: Case of the Day, Feline, Radiographs, Thorax

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