Prevalence of CD20+ cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma in dogs: a retrospective analysis of 24 cases (2011-2018) in the USA.

Trenton S Ewing Jason B PieperAdam W Stern

Published in: Veterinary dermatology (2018)

Canine cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphoma has a higher instance of CD20 positivity than documented previously. This indicates that CD20 staining may be unsuitable to differentiate T-cell and B-cell cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphoma. This also may have therapeutic implications with the advent of canine CD20 monoclonal antibody therapies.

Keyphrases

monoclonal antibody
nk cells
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
risk factors
flow cytometry