TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis and treatment of chronic T-lymphocytic leukemia in a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
AU - Singleton, Cora L.
AU - Wack, Raymund F.
AU - Zabka, Tanja S.
AU - Kent, Michael S
AU - Larsen, R. Scott
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Physical examination of an asymptomatic 20-yr-old intact female spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) revealed a midabdominal mass. A complete blood count (CBC) revealed peripheral lymphocytosis. Abdominal ultrasonography and laparoscopy confirmed severe splenomegaly. Cytologic examination of a bone-marrow core and histologic examination of spleen and liver biopsy samples revealed neoplastic small lymphocytes. Immunohistochemical staining of liver and spleen samples with the use of leukocyte-specific monoclonal antibodies showed that the neoplastic lymphocytes were immunoreactive to T-lymphocyte CD3 receptor and immunonegative to B-lymphocyte CD79a receptor. The morphology and distribution of neoplastic T-lymphocytes within the spleen, liver, peripheral blood, and bone marrow was most consistent with chronic T-lymphocytic leukemia. Treatment with chlorambucil and prednisone effectively decreased the lymphocyte count, but was associated with thrombocytopenia, which resolved after chlorambucil treatment was temporarily discontinued. Chemotherapy was resumed with a single dose of L-asparaginase, followed by a lower dosage of chlorambucil and continued prednisone. Two years after initial diagnosis, the hyena developed a hemoabdomen and was euthanized. Neoplastic T-lymphocytes were present in spleen, liver, visceral and peripheral lymph nodes, lungs, heart, kidney, adrenal glands, mesentery, intestines, pancreas, brain, and bone marrow.
AB - Physical examination of an asymptomatic 20-yr-old intact female spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) revealed a midabdominal mass. A complete blood count (CBC) revealed peripheral lymphocytosis. Abdominal ultrasonography and laparoscopy confirmed severe splenomegaly. Cytologic examination of a bone-marrow core and histologic examination of spleen and liver biopsy samples revealed neoplastic small lymphocytes. Immunohistochemical staining of liver and spleen samples with the use of leukocyte-specific monoclonal antibodies showed that the neoplastic lymphocytes were immunoreactive to T-lymphocyte CD3 receptor and immunonegative to B-lymphocyte CD79a receptor. The morphology and distribution of neoplastic T-lymphocytes within the spleen, liver, peripheral blood, and bone marrow was most consistent with chronic T-lymphocytic leukemia. Treatment with chlorambucil and prednisone effectively decreased the lymphocyte count, but was associated with thrombocytopenia, which resolved after chlorambucil treatment was temporarily discontinued. Chemotherapy was resumed with a single dose of L-asparaginase, followed by a lower dosage of chlorambucil and continued prednisone. Two years after initial diagnosis, the hyena developed a hemoabdomen and was euthanized. Neoplastic T-lymphocytes were present in spleen, liver, visceral and peripheral lymph nodes, lungs, heart, kidney, adrenal glands, mesentery, intestines, pancreas, brain, and bone marrow.
KW - Chemotherapy
KW - Crocuta crocuta
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Leukemia
KW - Spotted hyena
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U2 - 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)38[488:DATOCT]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)38[488:DATOCT]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
C2 - 17939362
AN - SCOPUS:34748873228
VL - 38
SP - 488
EP - 491
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
SN - 1042-7260
IS - 3
ER -