Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Malignant lymphoma in three horses with ulcerative pharyngitis.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1988
- Authors:
- Adams, R et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Surgical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Three horses were seen for a throat condition called ulcerative pharyngitis, which means they had painful sores in their throat that weren't getting better with treatment. When doctors took samples from the throat sores, they found signs of long-term inflammation. However, it wasn't until they examined samples from nearby lymph nodes that they discovered a type of cancer called malignant lymphoma, which was affecting the structure of the lymph nodes. This means that the horses had a serious condition that required further attention.
Abstract
Three horses were examined for ulcerative pharyngitis, which had been unresponsive to treatment. Biopsy specimens of the pharyngeal lesions were characterized histologically by a mixed population of lymphocytes and histiocytes, suggesting chronic inflammation. Only when biopsy specimens of regional lymph nodes revealed this cell population disrupting the lymph node architecture was the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma made.
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