Bone marrow from a dog Case information A 3-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever was presented to Cornell University Animal Hospital’s (CUHA) Internal Medicine Department for evaluation of lethargy and pancytopenia. The patient had displayed intermittent lethargy for approximately one month prior to presentation with one episode of collapse for which the dog had been presented […]
Facial mass on a goat Case information A 7-year-old male Nigerian Dwarf Goat presented with a mass on the left cheek. The owner reported the mass had been present for about two years, but had recently begun to increase in size. The lesion was described as a 2 cm round dermal mass. A fine needle
Synovial fluid from a horse Case Information A 13 year old Draft mix gelding presented with a 2 week history of left front limb lameness. On physical examination, there was moderate joint effusion of the fetlock joint. Synovial fluid was aseptically collected into a plain red top tube (without anticoagulant) and a purple top tube
The microscopic evaluation of the bone marrow is interpreted in conjunction with current hemogram results to try to identify abnormalities. Some of the more common or important interpretations and descriptions are given below. Descriptive terms Left-shifted maturation: This term is used to indicate that the pyramidal maturation of cells in marrow is not present and that
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Indications Indications for bone marrow sampling include: Evaluation of persistent or unexplained abnormalities in peripheral blood, including: Pancytopenia (anemia, usually non-regenerative, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia) Unexplained, persistent, nonregenerative anemia Unexplained, persistent, thrombocytopenia Unexplained, persistent, marked neutrophilia and/or monocytosis Unexplained, persistent, moderate to marked monocytosis Unexplained, persistent, moderate to marked eosinophilia and/or basophilia Unexplained, persistent, marked thrombocytosis Evidence
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Bone marrow aspirate evaluation should always be performed by a clinical pathologist. However, you should know what to expect from a bone marrow report and how the findings are interpreted. Bone marrow evaluation includes an assessment of the following: An estimate of cellularity, evaluation of all hematopoietic lineages (including an M:E ratio), estimation of iron
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Cauliflower-like mass at the base of the penis of a dog Case Information A 2-year-old castrated male mixed breed dog presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) Surgery Service for surgical revision of a previously amputated hind limb. The dog was rescued from the streets in Africa a few months prior and had
Tracheal wash from a bull calf Case Information A Brown Swiss bull calf presented to Cornell University Equine Farm Animal Hospital for evaluation of a left humeral fracture. On presentation, the calf was obtunded, recumbent and unable to bear weight. The calf had a body condition score of 2/5 with severe muscle atrophy. Capillary refill
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