Malignant B-cell lymphoma of the Harder's gland in a rabbit

  1. Sabine Volopich1,*,
  2. Andrea Gruber2,
  3. Jasmin Hassan3,
  4. Katharina M. Hittmair3,
  5. Ilse Schwendenwein3,
  6. Barbara Nell1

Article first published online: 7 JUL 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00400.x

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Veterinary Ophthalmology

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volume 8, Issue 4, pages 259–263, July 2005

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Volopich, S., Gruber, A., Hassan, J., Hittmair, K. M., Schwendenwein, I. and Nell, B. (2005), Malignant B-cell lymphoma of the Harder's gland in a rabbit. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 8: 259–263. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00400.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Small Animals and Horses,

  2. 2

    Department of Pathobiology and

  3. 3

    Department of Diagnostic Procedures, University of Veterinary Medicine of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

*Address communications to: Dr Sabine Volopich Tel.: +43 1 25077 6053 Fax: +43 1 25077 5390 e-mail: sabine.volopich@vu-wien.ac.at

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Keywords:

  • computed tomography;
  • exophthalmos;
  • Harder's gland;
  • malignant lymphoma;
  • rabbit;
  • ultrasonography

Abstract

A 22-month-old, female rabbit was presented with a 1-day history of acute unilateral exophthalmos. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) of the orbit revealed an orbital mass. Retrobulbar lymphoma was diagnosed following fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Thoracic radiographs were normal, and ultrasonography of the abdomen showed focal hypoechoic thickening of the bowel wall and hypoechoic enlarged lymph nodes. The rabbit was euthanized and histopathology identified the retrobulbar mass as B-cell malignant lymphoma of the Harder's gland. Mesenteric lymph nodes, caecum, and both kidneys were also affected. This is the first documented case of malignant lymphoma of the Harder's gland in a rabbit.

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