A 5-year-old, castrated male mixed-breed dog was presented for paraparesis, ataxia, hyperesthesia, and thrombocytopenia of 5 months’ duration and recurrent seizures during the preceding 2 weeks. Multifocal neurological, ophthalmological, pulmonary, and cardiac diseases were identified. Magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis supported a tentative diagnosis of neoplastic or inflammatory disease. A computed tomography-guided biopsy provided both cytopathological and histopathological evidence of intravascular lymphoma. The disease progressed despite chemotherapy with prednisone, L-asparginase, and vincristine. Postmortem histopathological examinations suggested intravascular lymphoma in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in multiple other organ systems. This is the first description of an antemortem diagnosis and treatment of intravascular lymphoma involving the central nervous system of a dog.
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January 01 2003
Intravascular Lymphoma Involving the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems in a Dog
William W. Bush, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology);
William W. Bush, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology)
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Juliene L. Throop, VMD;
Juliene L. Throop, VMD
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Patricia M. McManus, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVP;
Patricia M. McManus, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Amy S. Kapatkin, DVM, Diplomate ACVS;
Amy S. Kapatkin, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Charles H. Vite, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology);
Charles H. Vite, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology)
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Tom J. Van Winkle, VMD, Diplomate ACVP
Tom J. Van Winkle, VMD, Diplomate ACVP
Departments of Clinical Studies (Bush, Kapatkin, Vite) and Pathobiology (McManus, Van Winkle), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2003) 39 (1): 90–96.
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William W. Bush, Juliene L. Throop, Patricia M. McManus, Amy S. Kapatkin, Charles H. Vite, Tom J. Van Winkle; Intravascular Lymphoma Involving the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems in a Dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 January 2003; 39 (1): 90–96. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/0390090
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