Cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma with liver metastasis was diagnosed in a 10-year-old eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus). Physical findings included intracutaneous swellings, ulcerated plaques and nodules, hypotrichosis and erythema of the skin. Fine needle aspiration from the skin lesions showed a population of large lymphocytes and lymphoblasts, and was helpful in establishing the di...

A seven-year-old castrated male Yorkshire terrier dog was presented for a recurrent skin disease. Erythematous skin during the first visit progressed from multiple plaques to patch lesions and exudative erosion in the oral mucosa membrane. Biopsy samples were taken from erythematous skin and were diagnosed with epitheliotropic T cell cutaneous lymphoma by histopathology and immunochemical stain...

Background: Paraneoplastic pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering skin disease associated with concurrent neoplasia that is rarely observed in veterinary medicine. Case description: This case report presents a ten-year-old female Labrador Retriever dog with generalized seborrhea and alopecic, crusting and ulcerative lesions in the periocular and perioral regions...

s European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen 2008 | 91 Dermatology Cellular phenotype The classic neoplastic cells in canine CETL are CD3+ (a common marker of all T-lymphocytes) and in 80% of the cases CD4-/CD8+ cytotoxic T cells. In 20% of the cases, CD4-/CD8lymphocytes (natural killer cells) are found. In man, 90% of CETL cases are due to clonal expansion of T-helper lymphocytes (CD4+/CD8-...