Nasopharyngeal sialocoele with underlying auditory tube neoplasia in a cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports

卷:8

Case Report

Julien Fritz¹  Audrey Belmudes²  Edouard Cauvin¹  Nicolas Girard³  Delphine N Rault¹ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Azurvet Center of Veterinary Specialists, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France

[2] Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Azurvet Center of Veterinary Specialists, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France

[3] Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Dick White Referrals, Six Mile Bottom, UK

关键词: Nasopharyngeal;    sialocoele;    CT;    auditory tube;    neoplasia;   

DOI  :  10.1177/20551169221109011

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Case summaryAn 8-year-old cat was presented with recent signs related to upper airway obstruction. CT revealed a hypoattenuating mass, with rim enhancement, in the nasopharynx. Paracentesis yielded a viscous fluid, consistent with saliva on cytology. The sialocoele was aspirated, and surgical excision of the ipsilateral mandibular and sublingual salivary glands was performed. The sialocoele recurred 3 months later, associated with a polypoid structure in the auditory tube region. This was surgically extirpated. Histology was consistent with a tubulopapillar adenocarcinoma.Relevance and novel informationTo our knowledge, this is the first case report of a nasopharyngeal sialocoele with confirmed underlying neoplasia in a cat, and the first description of CT imaging features of a nasopharyngeal sialocoele in a cat.

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