title: Gastrointestinal lymphoma in 20 dogs. A retrospective study.
abstract: The records of 20 dogs with histopathologically diagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) lymphoma (LSA) evaluated between 1970 and 1984 were reviewed. Fifteen dogs were considered to have primary GI LSA, while five dogs had GI involvement in association with the multicentric form. Most clinical and laboratory findings were nonspecific, but positive-contrast upper GI radiography was suggestive of GI LSA in all of the dogs evaluated. Nine dogs had extensive lymphocytic-plasmacytic inflammatory infiltrates around the neoplastic foci, resulting in difficulty in obtaining a diagnosis of GI LSA when samples were obtained by endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Rutgers
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sherding
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rojko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies