Lorris Lecot, Isabelle Desmas-Bazelle, Sarah Benjamin, Pauline De Fornel, Frédérique Ponce, Matthew Kornya, Loïc Desquilbet, Claire Beaudu-Lange, Catherine Ibisch, David Sayag, Ghita Benchekroun, Jérémy Béguin
BACKGROUND: Myeloma-related disorders (MRDs) are rare and poorly documented neoplasms of cats. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To describe clinical, clinicopathologic, and imaging findings, response to treatment, and survival time and to identify factors associated with shorter outcomes in cats with MRD. ANIMALS: Fifty cats with a diagnosis of MRD. METHODS: Cats with paraproteinemia confirmed by serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) and either intramedullary plasmacytosis >10%, marked cytonuclear atypia with intramedullary plasmacytosis that ranged between 5% and 10%, or cytologically or histologically confirmed visceral infiltration were retrospectively included from several veterinary referral centers...
March 22, 2024: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine