Primary splenic lymphoma in a cat
2008
Mishima, H.(Ogawa Animal Hospital, Shimada, Shizuoka (Japan)) | Sakai, H. | Ogawa, T.
An 11-year-old mongrel cat that was referred for depression and anorexia showed severe splenomegaly and pancytopenia. Because hematologic response to the administration of prednisolone was not noticeable, the cat underwent a splenectomy. After the splenectomy, the pancytopenia improved. Based on histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings, the dissected spleen was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma. In this case, lymphadenopathy was not observed. On the basis of these findings, we diagnosed primary splenic lymphoma. The clinical course of the present case suggests a causal relationship between feline primary splenic lymphoma and pancytopenia.
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