Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 221-223

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190020221

B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia in a guinea-pig – a case report

Martin Levkut1, Peter Major2, Lucia Kottferová2, Mikuláš Levkut1,3

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Morphological Disciplines, Košice, Slovakia
2University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Clinic of Birds, Exotic and Free-living Animals, Košice, Slovakia
3Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Neuroimmunology, Bratislava, Slovakia

Received December 24, 2020
Accepted May 26, 2021

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