Eosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltration into splenic B-cell high-grade lymphoma in a dog

J Vet Med Sci. 2010 Oct;72(10):1367-70. doi: 10.1292/jvms.09-0544. Epub 2010 May 11.

Abstract

A 13-year-old mixed-breed dog showing ascites, anorexia and anemia was found to have leukocytosis with marked eosinophilia, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly. The dog died 4 days after initial presentation and was diagnosed with splenic high-grade B-cell lymphoma at necropsy. Remarkable infiltrations of eosinophils were observed in spleen and liver tissues. The eosinophilia and infiltration of eosinophils into the lesions could have been associated with B-cell lymphoma because causes other than lymphoma were excluded. This is the first report of eosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltrations into neoplastic lesions in a dog with high-grade B-cell lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / etiology
  • Anemia / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Anorexia / etiology
  • Anorexia / veterinary
  • Ascites / etiology
  • Ascites / veterinary
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Eosinophilia / etiology
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Eosinophilia / veterinary*
  • Eosinophils / pathology
  • Female
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / veterinary*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / veterinary*
  • Ovariectomy / veterinary
  • Radiography