J Vet Sci. 2006 Mar;7(1):97-99   
 

Epitheliotropic cutaneous lymphoma (mycosis fungoides)in a dog

Dong Ha Bhang1, Ul Soo Choi3, Min Kyu Kim1, Eun-Hwa Choi1, Min-Soo kang2, Cheol-Yong Hwang1, Dae-Yong Kim2, Hwa Young Youn1, *, Chang Woo Lee3

 

1Departments of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2Veterinary Pathology, and 3Veterinary Clinical Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. hyyoun@snu.ac.kr

 

A seven-year-old castrated male Yorkshire terrier dog was presented for a recurrent skin disease.Erythematous skin during the first visit progressed from multiple plaques to patch lesions and exudative erosion in the oral mucosa membrane.Biopsy samples were taken from erythematous skin and were diagnosed with epitheliotropic T cell cutaneous lymphoma by histopathology and immunochemical stain.In serum chemistry, the dog had a hypercalcemia (15.7 mg/dl)and mild increased alkaline phosphatase (417U/l). Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH-rP)in epitheliotropic cutaneous lymphoma tissues but the neoplastic cells were not labeled with anti-PTH-rP antibodies. The patient was treated with prednisolone and isotretinoin. However, the dog died unexpectedly.