Because it tends to remain in one area and responds well to treatment, many cats live for years after diagnosis. Find out what you need to know about lymphoma in cats (feline lymphoma) Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of this condition. Small cell lymphoma of the intestinal tract is considered an indolent disease, meaning it is much less malignant than other forms of lymphoma Cats with this disease can be effectively treated at home with a combination of a steroid (prednisolone) and an oral chemotherapy drug (chlorambucil, and over 90% achieve remission of their clinical signs. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are cells that are involved in the immune system Lymphoma is connected with feline leukemia, a viral infection Feline lymphoma most commonly affects the intestines Therefore, clinical signs of lymphoma are often similar to other intestinal diseases Diagnosing lymphoma requires finding cancerous cells on microscopic examination It typically involves the use of oral administration of chlorambucil chemotherapy and prednisolone indefinitely, which owners can administer from home.
Certain types of lymphoma are named after the lymphocytes that make up cancer Small cell lymphoma, where dr Singler says the cells are small and differentiated, is an example of this
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