POST-CHEMOTHERAPY PERFORATION IN CATS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF INTERMEDIATE OR HIGH GRADE GASTROINTESTINAL LYMPHOMA

摘要

Whether solitary gastrointestinal (GIT) mass lesions caused by intermediate or large cell lymphoma in cats should be treated initially with surgical excision or chemotherapy is debated. There is a theoretical risk of perforation due to rapid cell death associated with chemotherapy. The prevalence of, and clinical findings associated with perforation have not been described.