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The aims of this study were to describe ultrasonographic features of renal neoplasia in cats and to investigate potential differences between tumor types.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this multicenter retrospective study, ultrasonographic images of feline kidneys with cytologically\/histologically confirmed renal neoplasia were reviewed. For each kidney, ultrasonographic characteristics (renal length, presence and appearance of a mass, nodules, hypoechoic subcapsular rim, pelvic distension, retroperitoneal effusion) were recorded and compared for each tumor type.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 187 cats (373 kidneys) were included. Tumor types were lymphoma (n\u2009=\u2009118, 63%), carcinoma (n\u2009=\u200953, 28.5%), sarcoma (n\u2009=\u200910, 5%), adenoma (n\u2009=\u20093, 2%), histiocytic sarcoma (n\u2009=\u20092, 1%) and nephroblastoma (n\u2009=\u20091, 0.5%). Bilateral disease (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001) and other organ involvement (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026) were more frequent in lymphoma. A single mass was more frequent in carcinoma (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Masses were more frequently hypoechoic in lymphoma (81%) and sarcoma (86%) than in carcinoma (40%) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). In kidneys with masses, a hypoechoic subcapsular rim was more frequent in lymphoma (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004). In kidneys without mass lesions, kidneys with lymphoma (mean size 51.3\u2009\u00b1\u20099.8\u2009mm) were significantly larger (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02) than those with carcinoma (mean size 46.1\u2009\u00b1\u20096.4\u2009mm) and sarcoma (mean size 42.8\u2009\u00b1\u20098.9\u2009mm).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lymphoma was the most common renal neoplasia, followed by carcinoma. Some ultrasonographic features, including bilateral involvement, single masses, multiple nodules, hypoechoic subcapsular rim and severity of nephromegaly, can help differentiate feline renal tumor types.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x261432299","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,11]],"date-time":"2026-03-11T18:12:35Z","timestamp":1773252755000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Ultrasonographic features of feline renal neoplasia: a retrospective study on 187 cases"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"28","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0447-396X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessia","family":"Cordella","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3210-618X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennifer","family":"Lenz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mileva","family":"Bertal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic Imaging, \u00c9cole Nationale V\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire d\u2019Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-2009-8232","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manabu","family":"Kurihara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3834-2324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agustina","family":"Anson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Federica","family":"Serafini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3513-9112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Helen","family":"Dirrig","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4128-8269","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Linda","family":"Dillenbeck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental and Radiologic Health Sciences, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fort Collins, CO, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5987-8496","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stefano","family":"De Arcangeli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9147-6079","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wilfried","family":"Mai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","first-page":"607","article-title":"Urinary tract neoplasms in dogs and cats.","volume":"7","author":"Crow SE.","year":"1985","unstructured":"Crow SE. 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