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CLINICAL SUMMARY: A 4-year-old Birman cat was presented with marked obtundation and non-ambulatory tetraparesis. Two well-demarcated, intra-axial T2-hyperintense, T1-hypointense structures, which did not contrast enhance, were evident on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Histopathology of the structures revealed metacestodes that were morphologically indicative of larval stages of Taenia species. Polymerase chain reaction amplification of a fragment within the 12S rRNA gene confirmed the subspecies as Taenia serialis. PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first report of MRI findings of cerebral coenurosis caused by T serialis in a cat. Early MRI should be considered an important part of the diagnostic work-up for this rare clinical disease, as it will help guide subsequent treatment and may improve the prognosis.
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Brain Diseases/veterinary , Cat Diseases/parasitology , Cestode Infections/veterinary , Rare Diseases/veterinary , Taenia/classification , Animals , Brain Diseases/diagnosis , Brain Diseases/parasitology , Cat Diseases/diagnosis , Cats , Cestode Infections/diagnosis , Cestode Infections/parasitology , Female , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/veterinary , Rare Diseases/diagnosis , Rare Diseases/parasitology , Taenia/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
The case described herein presented with craniofacial malformations resembling hemifacial microsomia (HFM), a congenital disorder described in humans. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of HFM in a domestic cat.
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Cat Diseases/congenital , Cat Diseases/diagnosis , Facial Asymmetry/veterinary , Animals , Cats , Facial Asymmetry/congenital , Facial Asymmetry/diagnosis , Rare Diseases/veterinaryABSTRACT
A case of mammary carcinosarcoma is reported in a 13-year-old, mixed breed female cat, which was not spayed and had not received contraceptives. The patient presented extensive and coalescent nodules in all mammary glands. Based on the histological and immunohistochemical findings, the diagnosis of mammary carcinosarcoma was confirmed.
Descreve-se um caso de carcinossarcoma mamário em uma gata, sem raça definida, de 13 anos de idade. A gata não era castrada e não recebeu anticoncepcionais. A paciente apresentou extensivos e coalescentes nódulos em todas as glândulas mamárias. Com base nos achados histológicos e imunoistoquímicos, firmou-se o diagnóstico de carcinossarcoma da glândula mamária.
