Case report: Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis in a cat with disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma of presumed ductal origin.

ABSTRACT: A 9-year-old, neutered male, domestic short-haired cat was referred for recurrent ascites of unknown etiology over a week. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension and ultrasonography revealed a large volume of ascites throughout the abdominal cavity; this was interpreted as modified transudate. The mesentery and abdominal fat were hyperechoic and edematous. Fat tissue was assessed using fine-needle aspiration cytology, and adipocytes, fat-phagocytizing macrophages, and neutrophils were identified. Computed tomography revealed a pancreatic mass connected to the left pancreatic leg. Exploratory laparoscopy confirmed nodular masses and organ adhesions, leading to a tentative diagnosis of sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis. The cat was administered prednisolone, vitamin E, and tam

SUBMITTER: Kim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322092 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature