Primary telencephalic lymphoma in a horse

Authors

  • Clairton Marcolongo-Pereira Faculdade de Veterinária, Centro Educacional Ritter dos Reis
  • Bruna da Rosa Curcio Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Douglas Pacheco Oliveira Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Ana Carolina Barreto Coelho Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Bianca Lemos Santos Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Ana Lucia Schild Universidade Federal de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n6p3801

Keywords:

Lymphoma, CD3, Central nervous system, Horse.

Abstract

A case of T small cell type lymphoma in the brain of a horse is described. A 20-year-old female Crioulo equine showed neurological signs characterized by ataxia, circling and partial loss of smell and sight. During necropsy, a whitish, firm, unencapsulated mass compressing the structures of the nervous tissue was observed, extending from the olfactory bulb to the internal capsule of the right telencephalon. Microscopic examination showed the proliferation of round cells with a small to moderate amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Nuclei were centrally located, irregularly round and occasionally cleaved and hyperchromatic. Immunohistochemistry for CD3 showed a moderate diffuse cytoplasmic staining. This is a rare primary central nervous system lymphoma in horses, with few reports in the veterinary literature. Nevertheless, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in equines with neurological signs.

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Author Biographies

Clairton Marcolongo-Pereira, Faculdade de Veterinária, Centro Educacional Ritter dos Reis

Prof. Dr., Faculdade de Veterinária, Centro Educacional Ritter dos Reis, UniRitter, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Bruna da Rosa Curcio, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Profª Adjunta, Drª, Deptº de Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.

Douglas Pacheco Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Médico Veterinário, Residente Deptº de Clínica Veterinária, UFPel, Pelotas, RS. Brasil.

Ana Carolina Barreto Coelho, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Médica Veterinária, M.e, Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, UFPel, RS, Brasil.

Bianca Lemos Santos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Médica Veterinária, Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.

Ana Lucia Schild, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Médica Veterinária, Drª, Pesquisadora do Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.

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Published

2015-12-09

How to Cite

Marcolongo-Pereira, C., Curcio, B. da R., Oliveira, D. P., Coelho, A. C. B., Santos, B. L., & Schild, A. L. (2015). Primary telencephalic lymphoma in a horse. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(6), 3801–3806. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n6p3801

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