Extraskeletal osteochondroma on a cat´s elbow
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Rosa, Chantal T.
Kirberger, Robert M.
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Abstract
A solitary extraskeletal osteochondroma was diagnosed in a 6-year-old, castrated male
Burmese cat, positive for feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). The cat presented with a rapidly
growing, solid, non-painful mass on the craniolateral aspect of the left elbow. Radiographs
revealed an oval, well circumscribed 2.0 cm × 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm mineralised mass separated
from the underlying bone. Surgical excisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Feline
extraskeletal osteochondromas are benign tumours frequently seen in FeLV-positive cats
which can transform into osteosarcomas or chondrosarcomas. Radiographically, they cannot
be distinguished from a parosteal or an extraskeletal osteosarcoma.
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Extraskeletal osteochondroma, Cat´s elbow
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Rosa, C. & Kirberger, R.M., 2012, ‘Extraskeletal osteochondroma on a cat´s elbow’, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 83(1), Art. #104, 4 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/jsava.v83i1.104