Diagnosis and management of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in a cat.
A four-year-old, female neutered domestic shorthair cat had a history of chronic intermittent vomiting and lymphocytosis. B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia was diagnosed by flow cytometry, which revealed abnormally large numbers of mature B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood. The cat was treated conservatively with antiemetic drugs and remained stable without chemotherapy for over a year.
Tebb
A J
AJ
Department of Clinical Studies, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH.
Cave
T
T
Barron
R
R
Brown
A L
AL
Martineau
H M
HM
Willett
B J
BJ
Hosie
M J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D015139:Blotting, Southern / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000662:veterinary; D016130:Immunophenotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*