Acute myelomonocytic leukemia in a dog.
Cytochemical stains and morphologic characteristics were essential in making the correct diagnosis in a dog with acute myelomonocytic leukemia, which initially was diagnosed as lymphoblastic leukemia. Response to a treatment regimen of cytosine arabinoside, thioguanine, vincristine, and doxorubicin, besides accomplishing complete remission, helped revise the initial diagnosis to acute myelomonocytic leukemia. After remission was achieved, the dog died of a fulminating viral infection.
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003561:Cytarabine; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D013866:Thioguanine