AG MED - Hematopoietic Disorders 4 Flashcards
5 proliferative disorders of the lymphoid and myeloid system
Sporadic lymphoma
Adult lymphoma (BLV)
BLADs
Anthrax
Caseous lymphadenitis
How are bovine lymphomas characterized?
Frequency of occurrence
Age at onset
Organ involvement
Etiologic agent
What are the four forms of sporadic lymphoma?
Calfhood (juvenile)
Thymic (adolescent)
Cutaneous
Multicentric (atypical)
Sporadic Lymphoma - Calfhood
Cause:
Associated with BLV?
Age of onset:
Organ involvement:
Prognosis:
Cause unknown, rare
NOT associated with BLV
3-6 months
Generalized lymphadenopathy
Rapidly progressive; death in 2-8 weeks
Sporadic lymphoma - Thymic
Rare or common?
Age at onset:
Associated with BLV?
Organ involvement:
Prognosis:
Very rare
Calves 6-24 months old; seen in newborns and up to 4 years
NOT associated with BLV
Brisket edema, bloat, dysphagia
Course of disease is 2-9 weeks at onset
Fatal, usually die from bloat
Sporadic lymphoma - Cutaneous
Associated with BLV?
Age at onset:
History:
Prognosis:
NOT associated with BLV
1-3 years of age
This type of sporadic lymphoma is very rare and may be associated with BLV.
Tissues affected:
Atypical sporadic lymphoma
Muscle tendons, trachea
Adult lymphoma
Associated with BLV?
Rare or common?
What causes it?
Associated with BLV (about 92% of US dairies have + cows)
Most common neoplastic disease of cattle
Oncogenic retrovirus
Bovine leukosis virus
Susceptibility associated with:
Infection or disease more common?
Most cattle that show clinical signs are:
Economic losses?
Transmission:
MHC BoLA (bovine leukocyte antigen) type
Infection more common than disease (<5%)
Most cattle that show clinical signs are > 2 years old
Heavy economic losses
Horizontal transmission
Bovine leukosis virus - clinical signs and presentation
Hx: loss of condition, drop in milk production
Diarrhea, ataxia, paresis, ketosis (depends on tumor location)
Infertility
Enlarged lymph nodes, exophthalmos
Partial to complete anorexia
Can be 2 years old, usually 4 or older
Bovine Leukosis Virus
PE:
Common tumor site:
GI involvement:
LN involvement:
PE: reflects organ system failure from tumor involvement
- cardiac dysrhythmia, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperpnea
Common tumor site: heart, rumen/reticulum, abomasum, uterus, kidney, spinal cord, retrobulbar space
GI involvement: scant, pasty feces, melena
Peripheral LN and internal iliac LN enlargement
Bovine Leukosis Virus - Clin path
CBC unremarkable
microcytic, hypochromic anemia with GI hemorrhage
+/- elevated fibrinogen
Only 30% of cattle develop lymphocytosis
Cytology
FNA of PLN has low sensitivity (41%)
Biopsy of PLN has high sensitivity (around 100%)
Bovine Leukosis Virus - DX
Bovine Leukosis Virus
TX:
Control:
BLADs definition and epidemiology