Renal-Adenocarcinoma-Associated Erythrocytosis in a Cat
Sungjun Noh, Ji-Houn Kang*, Gonhyung Kim, Dongwoo
Chang, Byeongwoo Ahn, Ki-Jeong Na and Mhan-Pyo Yang
College of Veterinary Medicine, ChungbukNationalUniversity, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763,
Republic
of Korea
*Corresponding author:
jhkang@chungbuk.ac.kr
Abstract
A 9-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat
was referred for erythrocytosis. Even after the
correction of dehydration, blood analyses showed that there had been no
improvement. An abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography identified the
presence of a mass on the left kidney. Measurement of serum erythropoietin (EPO)
showed higher concentration than the reference interval. These findings
suggested a direct association of the
erythrocytosis with excessive EPO production. The cat underwent nephrectomy of the
affected (left) kidney. Subsequent histopathology was consistent with a
diagnosis of renal adenocarcinoma. Following the nephrectomy, serum EPO
concentrations decreased gradually, and the
erythrocytosis resolved 15 days postoperatively. This case describes the diagnosis and
treatment of secondary inappropriate
erythrocytosis in a cat with renal adenocarcinoma.