Difference between revisions of "Lymphoma"

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==Gastric==
 
==Gastric==
 
* Diffuse infiltration of [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocytes]].
 
* Diffuse infiltration of [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocytes]].
* Seen primarlity in dogs and cattle, but also in the pig and cat.[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Proliferative_Pathology]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Cattle]]
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* Seen primarlity in dogs and cattle, but also in the pig and cat.
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==Intestinal==
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* Lymphoma occurs in both the small and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]]s.
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* Is a relatively common neoplasm of the cat and dog.
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* Causes a diffuse spread of neoplastic lymphocytes through the mucosa and the rest of the wall.
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** Leads to malabsorption and therefore [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]] and the development of a protein losing enteropathy.
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[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Proliferative_Pathology]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Cattle]]
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[[Category:Intestines_-_Proliferative_Pathology]]

Revision as of 19:38, 6 June 2010



Category:WikiClinical CanineCow
Category:WikiClinical FelineCow
Tongue Lymphoma - a recognised entity (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))

Gastric

  • Diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes.
  • Seen primarlity in dogs and cattle, but also in the pig and cat.

Intestinal

  • Lymphoma occurs in both the small and large intestines.
  • Is a relatively common neoplasm of the cat and dog.
  • Causes a diffuse spread of neoplastic lymphocytes through the mucosa and the rest of the wall.
    • Leads to malabsorption and therefore diarrhoea and the development of a protein losing enteropathy.