Uterine B-cell lymphoma in two dogs – a case report

Novotný, Ladislav; Taylor, Frances; Claxton, Katherine; Dudova, Jana; Hanshaw, Daren; Misik, Jan

doi:10.2754/avb201786020195

Acta Veterinaria > Archive > 2017, Vol. 86 > Issue 2 > Uterine B-cell lymphoma in two dogs – a…

Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 195-198

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786020195

Uterine B-cell lymphoma in two dogs – a case report

Ladislav Novotný¹, Frances Taylor², Katherine Claxton³, Jana Dudova⁴, Daren Hanshaw¹, Jan Misik^5,6

¹Finn Pathologists, Weybread, United Kingdom
²Calder Vets, Dewsbury, United Kingdom
³The Dam Vet Centre, Selby, United Kingdom
⁴Veterinary Clinic Na Kopci, Opava, Czech Republic
⁵University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Biomedical Research Centre, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
⁶University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Department of Toxicology and Military Pharmacy, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Received February 3, 2017
Accepted May 31, 2017

Uterine lymphoma is rare in the dog, in other animal species, and in humans. The lymphoma in the two female dogs presented as a primary tumour of uterine tissue and was classified as diffuse centroblastic B cell lymphoma. Terminally, the uterine lymphoma metastasized to various organs in one of the dogs, despite chemotherapy. This case study describes a very rare form of canine lymphoma and suggests to include lymphoma in the differential diagnoses in bitches with uterine masses.