Feline lymphoma is the most common haemostatic neoplasm in cats and has higher prevalence in cats than in human and other domestic animals. Feline lymphoma review addresses some aspects of the epidemiology, clinical features, imminopenotyping, biologi...
Feline lymphoma is the most common haemostatic neoplasm in cats and has higher prevalence in cats than in human and other domestic animals. Feline lymphoma review addresses some aspects of the epidemiology, clinical features, imminopenotyping, biologic behavior, genetics of viruses that cause a variety of hematopoietic disorders in cats, cytogenetic chromosome abnormalities and chemotherapy. Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) status of cats are associated among lymphoma, leukemia and other diseases. The viruses described may be different pattern of geographical distribution, and the diseases manifestations may vary according to environmental and / or genetic characteristics and clinical feature of the cat. The pathogenic mechanisms used by these viruses are of most interest since they may recapitulate growth dysregulation steps also occurring in other hematopoietc malignancies. Feline lymphoma have become the focus of veterinarian and researcher and representing, since in most cases no specific antiviral treatment and chemotherapy for feline lymphoma, also need a further challenge for future basic research on characteristics and pathogenesis of feline lymphoma since little is known until recently.