CRANIAL MEDIASTINAL CYSTS IN NINE CATS |
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| Authors: | Lisa J Zekas DVM William M Adams DVM |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Nine cats, from 11 to 17 years of age (mean 13.6 years of age), were diagnosed with a cranial mediastinal cyst. Thoracic radiographs in all cats were characterized by an increased soft tissue opacity in the cranial mediastinum confirmed to be a cyst by ultrasonography or necropsy. Ultrasonographically cysts appeared as an anechoic mass. A low-cellularity clear fluid was obtained on aspiration. The majority of the cats (n = 8) presented for unrelated conditions with no signs of respiratory distress. No treatment for the cyst was pursued except for drainage during ultrasonographic-guided aspiration in several cats. On follow-up of eight cats, none were symptomatic for the cyst from 3-45 months after diagnosis. Mediastinal cyst should be considered when a cranial mediastinal mass is evident radiographically in an older cat. The majority of feline cranial mediastinal cysts are benign with no need for treatment. |
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| Keywords: | cyst mediastinum feline radiography |
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