Vet Med - Czech, 2024, 69(5):177-183 | DOI: 10.17221/2/2024-VETMED

Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia in two cats: Serial ultrasonographic and computed tomography findingsCase Report

D Noh ORCID...1, H Jo2, H Shin3, SW Lee ORCID...2, S Choi ORCID...4, K Lee ORCID...2
1 Department of Veterinary Medical Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
2 24 Africa Animal Medical Center, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
3 College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea

A 6-month-old Ragdoll and 9-year-old Russian Blue cat presented with vomiting. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a pyloric antrum mass with wall layering loss and regional lymphadenopathy in the Ragdoll kitten. The Russian Blue cat only presented with muscularis layer thickening throughout the jejunum; however, despite medications, it later progressed to a mass with wall layering loss on the serial ultrasound. Both cats underwent surgery, and feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia (FGESF) was histologically confirmed. FGESF should be considered for gastrointestinal masses demonstrating wall layering loss and lymphadenopathy, even in kittens, and intestinal muscularis layer thickening that is refractory to medications.

Keywords: diagnostic imaging; FGESF; gastrointestinal tumor; inflammatory bowel disease

Received: January 15, 2024; Revised: April 12, 2024; Accepted: April 17, 2024; Published: May 27, 2024  Show citation

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Noh D, Jo H, Shin H, Lee S, Choi S, Lee K. Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia in two cats: Serial ultrasonographic and computed tomography findings. Vet Med - Czech. 2024;69(5):177-183. doi: 10.17221/2/2024-VETMED.
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