Feline osteochondromatosis in a 12-year-old feline leukaemia virus-negative cat. 2023

Álex Gómez, and Ana Rodríguez-Largo, and Estela Pérez, and Natalia Calvo-Sánchez, and Sarah Loomans, and Koen Chiers, and Luis Monteagudo, and Lluís Luján, and Marta Pérez
Department of Animal Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zaragoza, 117 Miguel Servet Street, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.

Feline osteochondromatosis is a spontaneous osteocartilaginous exostosis associated with feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) infection or due to a frameshift variant in the exostosin glycosyltransferase 1 (EXT1) gene. Osteochondromatosis was diagnosed in an indoor-only, 12-year-old, neutered female, Russian Blue cat. Radiographs revealed bilateral calcified proliferations in the elbow, costochondral and sternochondral joints, which distorted the normal skeletal structure. Grossly, the proliferated joints presented with consistent, rounded masses, causing complete ankylosis. The main histopathological finding was an osteocartilaginous proliferation composed of multiple irregular islands of well-differentiated hyaline cartilage surrounded and delimited by osteoid tissue. Immunohistochemistry of the osteochondromas, bone marrow and mediastinal lymph nodes, using a primary anti-FeLV gp70 antibody, and FeLV proviral DNA real-time polymerase chain reaction on bone marrow were negative. Sequencing of exon 6 of the EXT1 gene was performed and nucleotide BLAST analysis demonstrated the absence of a frameshift variant. This study reports the only case of spontaneous feline osteochondromatosis in an animal more than 10 years old.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002371 Cat Diseases Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Feline Diseases,Cat Disease,Disease, Cat,Disease, Feline,Diseases, Cat,Diseases, Feline,Feline Disease
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D005091 Exons The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA. Mini-Exon,Exon,Mini Exon,Mini-Exons
D005256 Leukemia Virus, Feline A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS causing leukemia, lymphosarcoma, immune deficiency, or other degenerative diseases in cats. Several cellular oncogenes confer on FeLV the ability to induce sarcomas (see also SARCOMA VIRUSES, FELINE). Cat Leukemia Virus,FeLV,Feline Lymphoma Virus,Feline Leukemia Virus,Cat Leukemia Viruses,Feline Leukemia Viruses,Feline Lymphoma Viruses,Leukemia Virus, Cat,Leukemia Viruses, Cat,Leukemia Viruses, Feline,Lymphoma Virus, Feline,Lymphoma Viruses, Feline
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000844 Ankylosis Fixation and immobility of a joint. Ankyloses
D016582 Leukemia, Feline A neoplastic disease of cats frequently associated with feline leukemia virus infection. Feline Leukemia,Feline Leukemias,Leukemias, Feline
D018216 Osteochondromatosis A condition marked by the presence of multiple osteochondromas. (Dorland, 27th ed) Osteochondromatoses

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