Clinical and clinicopathological characteristics of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in six cats.

Hirotaka TomiyasuA DoiJ K ChambersY Goto-KoshinoA OhmiK OhnoH Tsujimoto

Published in: The Journal of small animal practice (2018)

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia should be considered if lymphoblasts are observed in peripheral blood, even if their number is small. The prognosis for cats that have acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is as poor as that for dogs, and further studies are needed to develop effective treatment.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
peripheral blood
aortic dissection
drug induced
hepatitis b virus