[Multiple myeloma in a Yucatan Pig].
An 11 years old Yucatan Pig with a Multiple Myeloma in the spinal cord, the sternum and the pelvis is described. The major clinical sign was a paresis of the hind limb. The most significant haematological change was a lymphopenia. The X-ray examination and computed tomography showed typical osteolytic changes in the skeleton. The histological examination of the bone marrow showed many, moderately well-differentiated plasma cells. Based on the collected findings and the exclusion of differential diagnoses, a Multiple Myeloma was diagnosed.
Klinik für Klauentiere Abteilung Schweinekrankheiten, Freie Universität Berlin. rintisch.ulf@vetmed.fu-berlin.de
Ulf
U
Rintisch
Beate
B
Münzer
Robert
R
Klopfleisch
Karl-Heinz
KH
Lahrmann
D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000473:pathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed