Splenic T-cell lymphoma in a North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
| Autor: | Grayson A. Doss, Crystal L Matt, Christoph Mans, Betsy Elsmo, Marie E. Pinkerton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy Mustelidae North American river otter Otter 030308 mycology & parasitology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Lontra T-cell lymphoma 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Aonyx Splenic Lymphoma business |
| Zdroj: | Open Veterinary Journal. 10 |
| ISSN: | 2218-6050 2226-4485 |
| Popis: | Background: Splenic lymphoma is commonly reported in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorious furo), but very rarely reported in wild Mustelidae species, including otters. One report described B-cell splenic lymphoma in an Asian smallclawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) that metastasized and was the primary reasoning for humane euthanasia (Stedman and Mills, 2014).Case Description: The current report describes a case of splenic T-cell lymphoma in a captive North American river otter (Lontra canadensis). The otter died several weeks after splenectomy and no evidence of metastasis was found on gross necropsy or histopathological evaluation.Conclusion: The splenectomy performed on this individual was presumptively curative for its splenic lymphoma. Extensive myocardial fibrosis was found, and suspected to have caused severe cardiac arrhythmia leading to acute death. Keywords: Fibrosis, Mustelid, Neoplasia, Splenectomy |
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