v.17, n.3, p.213-216, 2024

Diagnostic Exercise from The Latin Comparative Pathology Group

Olfactory neuroblastoma in a cat

Ellen Cristina de Oliveira, Lucas Teixeira de Castro, Milena Carolina Paz, Marcele Bettim Bandinelli, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini

Clinical History: An adult, unneutered male, mixed-breed, stray domestic shorthair cat was submitted for postmortem examination at the Veterinary Pathology Service of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (SPV-UFRGS). The cat presented aggression, convulsions, fainting, and drooling. In the subsequent days, the animal developed nasal and rectal bleeding. Despite treatment was performed, the cat died suddenly two days after admission.

DOI: 10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v17i3p213-216