DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF LYMPHOMA IN A GERMAN SHEPERD DOG : A CASE REPORT

G.R. Baranidharan; Rajat Sagare; C. Jayanthy; A. Gopalakrishnan; S. Abinaya; Ashi Krishna

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v53i2.152730

Authors

G.R. Baranidharan Associate Professor, Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam – 603 203
Rajat Sagare Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
C. Jayanthy Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai -600 007
A. Gopalakrishnan Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
S. Abinaya PG Student, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
Ashi Krishna Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v53i2.152730

Keywords:

Lymphoma, German Sheperd dog, Diagnosis and Management

Abstract

A case was diagnosed as canine multicentric lymphoma based on clinical presentation, FNAC and ultrasonography and was treated with CHOP-19 protocol and remission was observed on 9th week but the protocol was continued up to 19th week and no signs of relapse was noticed. The animal was monitored every month for month after the treatment (19 weeks) animal showed no signs of reoccurrence up to 7 months. Multicentric lymphoma is a disease that the general practitioner can manage; it does not require referral to a specialized practice.

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