My cat has rare cancer. Where can I find info and what to expect?

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My cat has been diagnosed with myxoid mesenchymal cell sarcoma. A very rare cancer apparently. I would just like to know where I can find some. Reading on it and what to expect. Thanks. Pet's info: Cat | Ragdoll | Male | neutered | 12 years and 5 months old | 0 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is a very rare sarcoma. I haven't personally diagnosed a cat or a dog with this cancer. The best place to get information is from a Veterinary Oncologist. There are online sources and journals for Veterinarians but non-Veterinarians can not access them. If you are in the medical field you can do Pubmed searches for journals. If I was you I would ask my Vet to print information off VIN (Veterinary Information Network) for you. But I can honestly tell you that there won't be a lot of information. We extrapolate all oncology treatments from human medicine. What you are going to find is experimental treatments and little information on prognosis. Treatment and prognosis will likely be based on the grade on biopsy. Further excision, radiation and possibly chemo are treatment options. I think the best thing for you and Sox is to set up a consult with a Veterinary Oncologist. I hope this helps and I wish you and Sox the best!

My cat has rare cancer. Where can I find info and what to expect?

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