Cystic thymoma in a cat with cholesterol‐rich fluid and an unusual ultrasonographic appearance
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Vol. 38 (5) , 220-224
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1997.tb03348.x
Abstract
A cystic thymoma was identified in an eight‐year‐old domestic longhair cat with a chronic cough. Radiographs indicated a large mass of soft tissue density in the anterior thorax. Ultrasonography revealed an echogenic mass occupying the cranial and mid‐thorax with a slight swirling movement of the echoes. Subsequent drainage under ultrasound guidance yielded a cholesterol‐rich fluid. The mass was resected at exploratory thoracotomy and the diagnosis of thymoma confirmed. There was no sign of recurrence one year postoperatively. The clinical features and unusual laboratory findings are presented and compared with previously reported cases of thymomata in the cat.Keywords
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