Myeloproliferative disease in the cat: a granulocytic and megakaryocytic disorder

Authors: Sutton RH, McKellow AM, Bottrill MB
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 26, Issue 11, pp 273-274, 279, Nov 1978
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Circulatory system/haematology, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Neoplasia, Oncology, Pathology
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: The history, clinical, laboratory and post-mortem findings of a myeloproliferative disorder in a cat are described. The main features in peripheral blood were the presence of a high proportion of cells with abnormal morphology, and a large number of platelets, many of which were large and had immature staining characteristics. The abnormal cells had some characteristics of the granulocytic cell line. There was a proliferation of megakaryocytes within the spleen. The findings were characteristic of a granulocytic leukaemia with some evidence of a megakaryocytic myelosis.

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