title: Repeated pericardiocentesis as palliative treatment for tamponade associated with cardiac lymphoma in a Holstein cow.
abstract: Maintaining a good quality of life for cows with cardiac manifestation of lymphoma may be valuable, especially in high-producing cows. This report describes the medical management of cardiac lymphoma in a cow by means of repeated pericardiocentesis. The cow survived for 34 days and was productive.
authors: Clinique Ambulatoire Bovine, Département des Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Saint-Hyacinthe, Université de Montréal, CP 5000 Québec J2S 7C6, Canada. s.buczinski@umontreal.ca
authors: Sébastien
authors: S
authors: Buczinski
authors: Guillaume
authors: G
authors: Boulay
authors: Luc
authors: L
authors: DesCôteaux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010166:Palliative Care; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000662:veterinary*