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Suspected pancreatic carcinoma needle tract seeding in a cat.

Selvi Jegatheeson, Julien Rs Dandrieux, Claire M Cannon

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Article in JFMS open reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Selvi JegatheesonDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6510-0238
Julien Rs DandrieuxDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-8749
Claire M CannonDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

case summaryA 15-year-old male neutered domestic longhair cat was referred for investigation of a pancreatic nodule. Fine-needle aspiration of the nodule was performed on two occasions, 2 weeks apart, and cytology revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation and moderately dysplastic exocrine pancreatic epithelium, suspicious for neoplasia. Thoracic radiographs were unremarkable and a partial pancreatectomy was performed. On histopathology, the nodule was diagnosed as a moderately differentiated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Two weeks after surgery, a firm subcutaneous nodule was detected on the left ventrolateral abdomen. Cytology of the nodule was suggestive of pancreatic carcinoma and needle tract seeding was suspected. With palliative treatment, the cat lived a further 136 days. RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION: To our knowledge, this represents the first report of suspected transabdominal needle tract seeding of pancreatic carcinoma following fine-needle aspiration in veterinary medicine. Veterinarians should consider this when discussing risks of pancreatic fine-needle aspiration with owners and should attempt to minimise the number of needle aspirations where possible.

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complicationsFine-needle biopsypancreatic adenocarcinomatumour seeding

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PMCPMC7268146
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