Diagnosis and treatment of a low-grade tracheal B-cell lymphoma and associated complications in a mixed breed cat

Abstract

This case report describes a low-grade malignant B-cell lymphoma (lymphocytic lymphoma) in a 14-year-old mixed breed cat, diagnosed by bronchoscopy and diagnostic imaging (radiography, ultrasound and computed tomography). The patient was treated with surgery, and postoperative complications included blindness and a severe mycoplasma infection of the thoracic cavity, which was treated using a vacuum-assisted closure device. Long-term therapy with prednisolone and chlorambucil and outcome with a survival time of 1385 days after discharge are also presented.