Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8500747 | Journal of Comparative Pathology | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This report describes the pathological findings in an adult female short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) stranded alive in the Canary Islands. Necropsy examination revealed the presence of a nodular neoplastic growth in the central nervous system (CNS) at the level of the thalamus. Microscopical examination revealed the mass to be a lymphoma and immunohistochemical labelling demonstrated a T-cell origin. No significant lesions were observed in other organs, including lymphoid organs. This is the first report of a primary T-cell lymphoma in the CNS in cetaceans.
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Authors
M. Arbelo, A. Espinosa de los Monteros, P. Herráez, A. Suárez-Bonnet, M. Andrada, M. Rivero, E.R. Grau-Bassas, A. Fernández,