IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—DORSAL MEDIASTINAL T‐CELL LYMPHOMA IN AN ALPACA |
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| Authors: | JOSEPH T. AMORY JERYL C. JONES MARK V. CRISMAN KURT ZIMMERMAN A. REID TYSON III MARTH MOON LARSON GEOFFREY K. SAUNDERS LAURIE G. O'ROURKE |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia‐Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive (0442), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061;2. Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Crisman), Virginia‐Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive (0442), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061.;3. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia‐Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive (0442), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 |
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| Abstract: | A 14‐year‐old male alpaca had refractory pleural effusion. The cause of the effusion was not apparent either radiographically or sonographically, or following a pleural fluid cytologic examination. Using computed tomographic (CT) examination, a dorsal paravertebral mass was identified and similar masses were found in the cranial mediastinum, retroperitoneal space, and adjacent to the hepatic entry of the portal vein. The histopathologic diagnosis was multicentric T‐cell lymphoma. CT examination may prove to be a valuable imaging modality in the localization and staging of neoplasia in new world camelids. |
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| Keywords: | alpaca lymphoma multislice CT |
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