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Case Report: T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Dog With Erythrophagia
Francisca B Lang1, Matheus Y Dos Santos2, Vinicius N Hirata1
1Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, University Veterinary Hospital, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
|July 23, 2026
Summary
A German Shepherd diagnosed with T-lymphoblastic leukemia presented with anemia and thrombocytopenia. Neoplastic cells exhibited erythrophagia, indicating a poor prognosis for this canine leukemia.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Medicine
- Hematology
- Oncology
Background:
- Canine leukemia can present with nonspecific clinical signs.
- Erythrophagia, the consumption of red blood cells by other cells, is an uncommon finding in canine leukemia.