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My cat has a malignant cancer diagnosis. What's next for treatment?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 14 years and 1 month old | 15 lbs

Looking for a lay person interpretation of the attached cytology report. A prognosis with any possible treatment action, would be greatly appreciated.

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Answered By Emily, DVM

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Published on November 3rd, 2017

This report states the lymph node by your cat's mouth has cancer cells as well as cells of inflammation. Unfortunately this means your cat has a malignant (bad)cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes. I would ask your veterinarian about mouth cancers like squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This cancer can be very aggressive and ultimately is fatal within a few months to a year.

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