A 12-yr-old, intact male squirrel (Sciurus sp.) presented with a 15 mm–by–20 mm area of alopecia and plaque-like dermal thickening over the left caudolateral thorax. Routine diagnostic tests ruled out more common conditions that result in alopecia, such as dermatophytosis and acariasis. A punch biopsy was obtained under anesthesia and submitted for histopathologic evaluation. The diagnosis of epitheliotropic lymphoma was made, and follow-up surgical excision was performed. Histopathologic features were consistent with epitheliotropic lymphoma, and immunohistochemistry confirmed a T-cell origin. There was no local recurrence, new lesions, or evidence of metastasis 10 mo after surgical excision. To our knowledge, to date, epitheliotropic lymphoma has not been described in a squirrel.
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1 September 2007
EPITHELIOTROPIC LYMPHOMA IN A SQUIRREL (SCIURUS SP)
Shelley P. Honnold,
Iyampillai Arun,
Greg Saturday,
Charles McLeod
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 38 • No. 3
September 2007
Vol. 38 • No. 3
September 2007
Epitheliotropic lymphoma
epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma
mycosis fungoides
Sciurus sp
squirrel