title: [Equine leukaemic lymphoma--a rare form of equine lymphoma].
abstract: Equine leukaemic lymphoma is a rare disease of the haematopoetic tissue. It results from neoplastic degradation of B- and T-lymphocytes and their occurrence in the blood. Clinical signs are often unspecific and include chronic weight loss, ventral oedema at the thorax and abdomen and regional lymphadenopathy. Horses are often presented late in the course of the disease and therapy is rarely successful. This review summarizes the clinical pathologic findings of equine leukaemic lymphoma and the findings of laboratory testing and other diagnostic measures, and presents treatment options described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Judith Winter, Klinik für Pferde, Allgemeine Chirurgie und Radiologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin, E-Mail: judith.winter@fu-berlin.de.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kershaw
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gehlen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D007938:Leukemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Horse; leukaemia; lymphoma; neoplasia