Multiple myeloma in a Yucatan Pig

An 11 years old Yucatan Pig with a Multiple Myeloma in the spinal cord, the sternum and the pelvis is described. The major clinical sign was a paresis of the hind limb. The most significant haematological change was a lymphopenia. The X-ray examination and computed tomography showed typical osteolyt...

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Published in:	Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift Vol. 123; no. 1-2; p. 70
Main Authors:	Rintisch, Ulf, Münzer, Beate, Klopfleisch, Robert, Lahrmann, Karl-Heinz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English German
Published:	Germany 01-01-2010
Subjects:	Animals Blood Cells - pathology Bone Marrow - pathology Female Multiple Myeloma - diagnostic imaging Multiple Myeloma - veterinary Paresis - etiology Paresis - veterinary Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Spinal Cord Neoplasms - veterinary Swine Swine Diseases - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	An 11 years old Yucatan Pig with a Multiple Myeloma in the spinal cord, the sternum and the pelvis is described. The major clinical sign was a paresis of the hind limb. The most significant haematological change was a lymphopenia. The X-ray examination and computed tomography showed typical osteolytic changes in the skeleton. The histological examination of the bone marrow showed many, moderately well-differentiated plasma cells. Based on the collected findings and the exclusion of differential diagnoses, a Multiple Myeloma was diagnosed.
ISSN:	0005-9366
DOI:	10.2376/0005-9366-123-70