Detection of felis catus papillomavirus type 2 within multicentric basosquamous carcinoma in a domestic cat

Ye In Oh, Doo Sung Cheon, Jung Keun Lee, Mi Hyun Choi, Sun Young Hwang, Hyun Wook Kim, Byung Jae Kang, Hwa Young Youn

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Abstract

A 12-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was presented with a 3-year history of multiple nonpruritic, ulcerated, plaque-like skin lesions but no other clinical signs. A systemic examination revealed mild lymphadenopathy. Histopathologic analysis of the skin lesions revealed multicentric basosquamous carcinoma (BSC). Immunohistochemical analysis, PCR, and sequencing detected Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 (FcaPV-2) within the tumors. As BSC is rare in cats, clinical behavior has not been established. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to demonstrate detection of FcaPV-2 within a BSC in a domestic cat.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1445-1449
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Veterinary Medical Science
Volume80
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Basosquamous carcinoma
  • Cat
  • Papillomavirus

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