CD34+, CD41+ acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in a dog

A clinically normal, 5-year-old intact female German Shepherd dog was presented to the local veterinarian to be spayed. Results of a preoperative CBC included mild nonregenerative anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and 17% unclassified cells. On cytologic examination of aspirates from the dog's e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary clinical pathology. - 1975. - 36(2007), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 288-92
1. Verfasser: Suter, Steven E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vernau, William, Fry, Michael M, London, Cheryl A
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Veterinary clinical pathology
Schlagworte:Case Reports Journal Article Antibodies Antigens, CD34 Platelet Membrane Glycoprotein IIb
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Zusammenfassung:A clinically normal, 5-year-old intact female German Shepherd dog was presented to the local veterinarian to be spayed. Results of a preoperative CBC included mild nonregenerative anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and 17% unclassified cells. On cytologic examination of aspirates from the dog's enlarged spleen and peripheral lymph nodes, a population of primitive round cells that occasionally resembled megakaryocytes was observed. A bone marrow aspirate specimen was markedly hypercellular with approximately 65% of marrow cells comprising a homogeneous population of immature hematopoietic cells similar to those found in the spleen, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood. Using immunocytochemical stains with canine-specific antibodies, all neoplastic cells strongly expressed cytoplasmic CD41 and 20-70% of the neoplastic cells expressed CD34 weakly to moderately. Rare (<0.5%) neoplastic cells weakly expressed vWF. The cells were negative for all other markers. Based on these results and the morphology of the neoplastic cells, a diagnosis of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMegL) was made. In spite of treatment, results of a CBC performed 1 week later indicated progressive anemia and thrombocytopenia, and the dog was euthanized. To our knowledge, this report documents the first case of canine AMegL diagnosed with both anti-canine CD34 and CD41 antibodies
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.11.2007
Date Revised 10.11.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0275-6382