Sobrevida de 574 dias em paciente canino com linfoma linfoblástico submetido a protocolos quimioterápicos – relato de caso

Abstract

Domestic canines are very susceptible to developing cancer, and lymphoma is the most common type of canine neoplasia. Lymphomas are characterized by the fast proliferation of abnormal lymphoid cells, which interferes directly in hematopoietic dynamics. Lymphomas have multifactorial etiology and there is no confirmation of sexual or specific racial predilection, although it is suggested that older animals seem to be more susceptible. The prognosis is unfavorable and survival rates tend to be low. This article relates the case of a lymphoblastic lymphoma in a four-year-old male Labrador that survived for 574 days while treated with four chemotherapy protocols. The animal suffered three relapses, been subjected to euthanasia after the fourth.