Use of lomustine (CCNU) in a case of cutaneous equine lymphoma.

Can Vet J

Department of Health Management (Doyle) and Department of Pathology and Microbiology (Bourque), Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 3P4, and Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (MacDonald).

Published: December 2013

A 12-year-old gelding was diagnosed with recurrent lymphoma in multiple cutaneous sites. A highly invasive preputial mass caused urethral obstruction. The horse was treated with surgery and chemotherapy consisting of lomustine (CCNU) and prednisolone. The treatment was well-tolerated and effective. This is the first reported use of lomustine (CCNU) in a horse for the treatment of equine lymphoma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3831386PMC

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