Multicentric t-cell lymphoma in a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius).

摘要: A 7-yr-old female dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) was evaluated for inappetence, weight loss, polyuria, and polydipsia. The animal did not respond to antibiotic supportive therapy, became recumbent, died. Gross examination revealed nodules in the liver, mesenteric perirenal lymph nodes, both kidneys, with segmental thickening of small intestine. Histopathologic multifocal lymphoma moderate mitotic activity. Immunohistochemical staining neoplastic cells uniformly CD3-positive, indicating a T-cell lymphoma.