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Non-epitheliotropic Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in a cat: a case report

  • Jeon, YeSeul (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Bae, Hyeona (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Shin, Sun Woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cho, ARom (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Young Ju (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hwang, Tae Sung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Hee Chun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hyun, Jae-Eun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cho, Kyu-Woan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Jung, Dong-In (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Yong (Department of Veterinary Pathology and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yu, DoHyeon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2022.01.06
  • Accepted : 2022.03.18
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

Cutaneous lymphoma is rare in cats. An 11-year-old spayed female Persian cat presented with crust, ulceration, and multiple nodules on the shoulder and forelimb for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed a diffuse, irregularly margined lesion in the dorsal cutis extending from cervical to thoracic vertebrae. Cytological evaluation predominantly revealed large round cells with multilobulated nuclei and basophilic cytoplasm. Histopathological examination confirmed round CD3+/PAX5-cells packed in the dermis. Thus, the diagnosis of non-epitheliotropic cutaneous lymphoma with a diffuse large T-cell type was made. The disease progressed rapidly for the next 2 weeks, and the owner elected humane euthanasia.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2020R1C1C1008675).

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