Feline Lymphoma Prostate

A Review on Canine and Feline Prostate Pathology

Diseases of the prostate are common in older male dogs, while occasionally reported in cats. The main challenge from a clinical perspective is the overlap of clinical signs referring to dysfunctions of the urinary and/or intestinal tract that may be observed in the majority of the disease processes.

Feline lymphoma can be characterised using the World Health Organization's (WHO) Revised European-American Lymphoma (REAL) classification system. This system is based on classifications used in human and canine lymphoma , and is nicely summarised in the paper by Vezzali and others (2010).

(PDF) A Review on Canine and Feline Prostate Pathology

The goal of this review is to provide detailed clinical and pathological overview of the feline and canine prostatic pathology, including the most up-to-date classification systems and ...

Feline lymphoma most commonly affects the intestines; therefore, clinical signs of lymphoma are often similar to other intestinal diseases. Affected cats often develop weight loss, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Incidence of renal lymphoma has not been reported as a subset of a large population of feline lymphoma cases. Previous studies have reported renal lymphoma as both a singular entity as well as a component of multicentric disease.