Journal article
Malignant lymphoma in a west Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Section of Fur Animal Diseases and Wildlife, Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark3
We identified a malignant lymphoma infiltrating the lung, liver, kidney, mesenteric lymph nodes, and eye as the cause of death in a male West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Diagnosis was based on gross histopathologic, and immunohistochemical studies. Tissue samples from ten organs were included in a tissue microarray and sections from this array were subjected to immunohistochemical staining.
The cytoplasm of the neoplastic lymphocytes identified in six organs was positive for CD3, a marker for T-cell differentiation. The neoplastic cells were negative for CD79 alpha, a marker for B-cell differentiation. The cause of this neoplasm was not determined. This is the first report of malignant lymphoma in the mammal order Sirenia.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Pages: | 834-838 |
| ISSN: | 19433700 and 00903558 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.834 |
| ORCIDs: | 0000-0003-2158-3885 |
Animals Fatal Outcome Immunohistochemistry Lymphoma Male Organ Specificity
