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Malignant B‐cell lymphoma of the Harder's gland in a rabbit
Author(s) -
Volopich Sabine,
Gruber Andrea,
Hassan Jasmin,
Hittmair Katharina M.,
Schwendenwein Ilse,
Nell Barbara
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00400.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , lymphoma , lymph , orbit (dynamics) , exophthalmos , biopsy , abdomen , pathology , rabbit (cipher) , fine needle aspiration , b cell lymphoma , radiology , anatomy , statistics , mathematics , engineering , aerospace engineering
A 22‐month‐old, female rabbit was presented with a 1‐day history of acute unilateral exophthalmos. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) of the orbit revealed an orbital mass. Retrobulbar lymphoma was diagnosed following fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Thoracic radiographs were normal, and ultrasonography of the abdomen showed focal hypoechoic thickening of the bowel wall and hypoechoic enlarged lymph nodes. The rabbit was euthanized and histopathology identified the retrobulbar mass as B‐cell malignant lymphoma of the Harder's gland. Mesenteric lymph nodes, caecum, and both kidneys were also affected. This is the first documented case of malignant lymphoma of the Harder's gland in a rabbit.