Short Communication
Lymphoma in 3 related Rottweilers from a single household : clinical communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 80, No 2 | a180 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v80i2.180
| © 2009 R.G. Lobetti
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 22 May 2009 | Published: 22 May 2009
Submitted: 22 May 2009 | Published: 22 May 2009
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Over a period of approximately 1 year, 2 sibling Rottweilers and their dam in the same household developed stage IV and stage III lymphoma, respectively. All 3 initially responded to doxorubicin chemotherapy but relapsed after approximately 3 months and were subsequently euthanased. As no obvious environmental trigger could be identified in these dogs, it is speculated that an underlying genetic predisposition could have played a role in the development of lymphoma in these related dogs.
Keywords
canine; dog; environment; familial cancer; lymphoma
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