Multicentric lymphoma in sheep (case report)

ABSTRACT The present study describes a case report in sheep with multicentric lymphoma. Clinical examination revealed the animal presented tachycardia, tachypnea, congested ocular mucous membranes, fever, cachexia, mild dehydration, decreased ruminal motility, difficulty in standing, and dysuria. Supportive treatment and complementary examination (complete blood count, radiography, ultrasound and abdominocentesis) were performed. The results showed neutrophilic leukocytosis, persistent lymphocytosis, exudate with high cell concentration, and imaging examination showed abundant fluid in the abdominal cavity, and enlarged iliac and mesenteric lymph nodes. Due to the severe clinical condition, the animal died and referred for necropsy. Samples from different organs were collected for histopathological analysis. At necropsy, abundant light brown exudate was observed in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, multiple white lobulated masses in different organs, in addition to pink, irregular, multifocal and coalescent nodules in the omentum, with neoplastic cells arranged in cords and cloak of cells supported by a thin fibrovascular stroma. Macroscopic and microscopic findings are characteristic of multicentric lymphoma.

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Main Authors:	SANTOS,Ederson dos, KALB,Ana Luiza, BARBOSA,Antônio Amaral, RABASSA,Viviane Rohrig, CORRÊA,Marcio Nunes
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	UFBA - Universidade Federal da Bahia 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-99402020000100700
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