1. A clinical case of lymphoma with hindlimb paresis due to mass formation in the spinal canal in a Japanese Black cow.
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Nagata T, Oouchi Y, Yamamoto K, Maezawa M, Chambers JK, Uchida K, and Inokuma H
- Subjects
- Animals, Cattle, Female, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis pathology, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis virology, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis diagnosis, Lymphoma, B-Cell veterinary, Lymphoma, B-Cell pathology, Lymphoma, B-Cell complications, Hindlimb pathology, Cattle Diseases pathology, Cattle Diseases virology, Paresis veterinary, Paresis etiology, Spinal Canal pathology
- Abstract
A 5-year-old Japanese Black cow presented with astasia. Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) was detected in the peripheral blood with lower proviral load (PVL). No enlargement of surface lymph nodes or lymphocytosis was observed. Necropsy revealed no enlarged lymph nodes in the thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic cavity. Spinal epidural and peri-medullary adipose tissue was increased in the spinal canal of lumbar to sacral vertebrae, Histopathological examination revealed tumor invasion of the epidural adipose tissue, and a diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma was made. The PVL in tumor tissue was higher, and monoclonal integration of BLV was confirmed. It was a rare case of bovine enzootic leukosis that formed a solitary mass around the spinal cord which might cause hindlimb paresis.
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- 2024
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