Mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia in a male cat

Mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia in a male cat

Case summary Mammary fibroadenomatous hyperplasia (MFH) is a benign pathology characterised by extensive proliferation of the ductal epithelium and mammary stroma. It typically occurs in young female cats, and seems to result from hypersensitivity to progesterone. A 2-year-old entire male European Shorthair cat presented to the veterinary clinic with enlargement of several mammary glands, which...

Invasive micropapillary mammary carcinoma in a male cat: first report.

Fibroepithelial hyperplasia in an entire male cat: cytologic and histopathological features.

Fibroepithelial hyperplasia (FEH) of the mammary glands in cats (also known as fibroadenomatosis or feline mammary hyperplasia) was first described in 1973 (1). The syndrome involves the usually reversible, rapid, non-neoplastic enlargement of one or more mammary complexes (4) and is not uncommon in female cats. There is no milk production. Around 20% of all feline mammary masses are non-neopla...

Feline Mammary Fibroepithelial Hyperplasia: A Clinical Approach

Hspb1 and Tp53 Mutation and Expression Analysis in Cat Mammary Tumors

Background: Molecular marker based cancer diagnosis gaining more attention in the current genomics era. So, Hspb1 and Tp53 gene characterization and their mRNA expression might be helpful in diagnosis andprognosis ofcat mammary adenocarcinoma. It will also add informationin comparative cancer genetics and genomics. Objectives: Eight tumors of Siamese cats were analyzed to ascertain germ-line an...