Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mast cell and plasma cell collision tumor in the spleen of a dog.
- Journal:
- Veterinary clinical pathology
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Pallatto, Valarie A & Bechtold, Molly A
- Affiliation:
- ANTECH Diagnostics · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 9-year-old spayed female English Mastiff was referred for outpatient ultrasound due to a 3-week history of weight loss, vomiting, and decreased appetite. Abdominal ultrasound showed multiple splenic masses of varying sizes and serum chemistry panel showed hyperglobulinemia. Cytologic examination of fine-needle aspirates of the splenic masses indicated a mast cell and plasma cell collision tumor. Results of serum and urine protein electrophoresis and immunofixation indicated the plasma cell neoplasia was producing IgA immunoglobulins.
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