Abstract

A four-year-old Bullmastiff weighing 44 kg was presented with a 14-day history of weight loss, vomiting and diarrhoea. Abdominal ultrasonography showed the presence of abdominal lymphadenopathy and thickening of the wall of the descending colon. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsy were performed. Histological examination revealed a high-grade lymphoblastic lymphoma, flow cytometric analysis detected malignant cells of the immature B phenotype. PCR for antigen receptor rearrangement confirmed IgH monoclonality pointing together with immunophenotyping to B-cell lymphoma. The dog was treated using a multi-agent chemotherapy protocol. The overall survival time was 487 days. This was an unusual case of primary gastrointestinal B-lymphoblastic lymphoma in a dog with survival equivalent to that of the multicentric form.

Details

Title
Gastrointestinal B-lymphoblastic lymphoma in a dog: a case report
Author
Borska, P; Husnik, R; Fictum, P; Kehl, A; Leva, L; Faldyna, M
Pages
40-49
Section
Case Report
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
ISSN
03758427
e-ISSN
18059392
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2507672979
Copyright
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