[Case report: lymphosarcoma in a cow].
A case of sporadic lymphosarcoma in a cow is described. The animal showed a tumorous mass in the area of the right orbita accompanied by conjunctival oedema. Clinical investigation showed an enlargement of a number of internal and external lymph nodes. Haematological and clinicochemical investigations revealed no alterations besides a slight shift to the right in the white blood picture. Blood serum was negative for antibodies directed against bovine leucosis virus. Necropsy showed leucotic and tumorous alterations in a number of organs.
Klinik für Klauentiere, Freien Universität Berlin.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D009915:Orbit