Aggressive basal cell carcinoma in a non-facial location in a cat: Perineural and lymphatic invasion with metastasis
Kenichi Maeda, Naomi Kawasaki, Satomi Iwai, Shozo Okano · 2025
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Description
Kenichi Maeda and co-authors report a rare cat cancer that broke the usual rules for its type. Basal cell carcinoma in cats is normally a mild skin tumor that stays put. This twelve-year-old Scottish Fold had a slow, non-healing sore on a back leg, far from the head and neck where these tumors usually appear. The first removal was never sent for lab diagnosis, and the sore came back.
A biopsy then confirmed the cancer. Even after amputation with clean margins and clear lymph nodes, new skin lumps appeared six months later. Lab work showed the cancer had spread, invading along nerves and through lymph channels. More surgery and chemotherapy followed, but new lesions kept coming and the cat died of the disease. The authors urge lab checks of any chronic skin ulcer, since early diagnosis is the best defense against this aggressive form.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kenichi Maeda, Naomi Kawasaki, Satomi Iwai, Shozo Okano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |