D'Aout C, Renfrew H, Dobromylskyj M, Bacon N, Herrmann A, Taylor SS. Intranasal proliferative fibro-osseous dysplasia in a domestic longhair cat.
JFMS Open Rep 2020;
6:2055116920917839. [PMID:
32577296 PMCID:
PMC7288824 DOI:
10.1177/2055116920917839]
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Abstract
Case summary
A 13-year-old female domestic longhair cat was presented for further investigation of
chronic sneezing combined with a right-sided nasal discharge. A CT scan of the head
revealed a locally invasive, aggressive right nasal mass radiographically consistent
with a malignant neoplastic process. Histopathology on rhinoscopically guided biopsies
revealed an unusual pathology consistent with fibro-osseous hyperplasia/dysplasia.
Surgical treatment via a ventral rhinotomy and curettage was performed, and the
diagnosis confirmed by repeat histopathology. The cat’s clinical signs significantly
improved postoperatively.
Relevance and novel information
This case report describes an unusual feline nasal pathology. To our knowledge, there
are no previous reports of a non-neoplastic, non-inflammatory expansile feline nasal
tumour. Also described are the CT and histological appearance of the mass, and the
difficulties encountered obtaining the definitive diagnosis. Information regarding the
prognosis following surgical removal of proliferative fibro-osseous lesions in cats is
poor, especially from the nasal cavity where clean margins may well be impossible to
obtain. In this case, surgical resection improved clinical signs and the cat remains
well at 15 months post-procedure.
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