Primary meningeal T-cell lymphoma in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

• Published in: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine Vol. 38; no. 2; p. 323
• Main Authors: Labrut, Sophie, Wyers, Monique, Miclard, Julien, Colle, Marie-Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2007
• Subjects: Animals; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatal Outcome; Female; Immunohistochemistry - veterinary; Lymphoma, T-Cell - diagnosis; Lymphoma, T-Cell - pathology; Lymphoma, T-Cell - veterinary; Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology; Meningeal Neoplasms - veterinary; Phoca

A 15-year-old female harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was referred to the Nantes Veterinary School, Nantes, France, with a clinical history of anorexia, seizures, and left hemiplegia. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed large numbers of neoplastic lymphoid cells. After injection of a contrast agent in...