Cat X-ray shows a mass. Can vets identify it or is it lymphoma?

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I took my cat to the vet Friday. The vet thought he had an intestinal adhesion, but called back saying it was inoperable lymphoma. I do not have the ultrasound images. From the x-rays can you identify the mass? Could it be anything else? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 6 years and 8 months old | 9 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

So very sorry for you loss of Indy. My condolences. I can see on the x-ray what the vet was thinking may have been an adhesion. I cannot tell you what it is though just by looking at the x-ray. The only way to know what the mass is/was is to have sent it to a laboratory for histopathology. Masses can be any number of things. I can tell you that lymphoma is quite common in cats. Unfortunately, we are not going to be able to help you with this via the internet as we were not there to see what happened. If you wanted a definitive diagnosis then a necropsy (autopsy) would have been needed with tissue samples sent to the lab for analysis.

Cat X-ray shows a mass. Can vets identify it or is it lymphoma?

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