Solitary tracheal B-cell lymphoma in an adult alpaca (Vicugna pacos).

Marchionatti, Emma; Van der Vekens, Elke; Peters, Laureen Michèle; Kaiponen, Taina Susanna; Berenguer Veiga, Inês; Zanolari, Patrik (2020). Solitary tracheal B-cell lymphoma in an adult alpaca (Vicugna pacos). BMC veterinary research, 16(1), p. 429. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12917-020-02640-9

[img]
Preview
Text
s12917-020-02640-9.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution (CC-BY).

Download (2MB) | Preview

BACKGROUND

This report describes a case of solitary tracheal lymphoma in a 14-year-old alpaca mare.

CASE PRESENTATION

The alpaca was referred for dyspnea and inspiratory noise. The clinical examination included complete blood cell count, blood chemistry, endoscopy, ultrasound, radiographs, and computed tomography (CT). A solitary tracheal intraluminal and juxtatracheal lymphoma was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA). The owner requested euthanasia due to the uncertain prognosis. At postmortem examination, the presence of solitary lymphoma without involvement of other organs was confirmed. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed a B-cell origin.

CONCLUSIONS

Although multicentric lymphoma is the most commonly described neoplasia affecting South American camelids (SAC), solitary forms of the disease may occur.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Clinic for Ruminants
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Radiology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Central Clinical Laboratory
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Marchionatti, Emma, Van der Vekens, Elke, Peters, Laureen Michèle, Kaiponen, Taina Susanna, Berenguer Veiga, Inês Margarida, Zanolari, Patrik

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1746-6148

Publisher:

BioMed Central

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nathalie Viviane Zollinger

Date Deposited:

01 Dec 2020 15:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:42

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s12917-020-02640-9

PubMed ID:

33167982

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Computed tomography Immunohistochemistry Neoplasia Radiographs South American Camelids Tracheal lymphoma Ultrasound

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.148528

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/148528

Actions (login required)

Edit item Edit item
Provide Feedback