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Two distinct monoclonal antibodies (mab) were prepared for testing with kidney, spleen, and retrobulae tissue imprints made from chinook salmon (Oncorhnchus tshawytscha) affected with plasmacytoid leukemia. (pl). Hybridomas were prepared from mice immunized with whole and lysed cells purified from renal or retrobular pl-positive tissues, which had been obtained from naturally and experimentally infected fish from British Columbia, Canada. The mab reacted with at least 4 morphologically different cell types; of fluorescence was associated with the plasma membrane and cytoplasm. The mab also reacted with kidney imprints made from chinook salmon affected with a pl-like lymphoproliferative disease in California, indicating that these 2 diseases might be caused by a similar agent. The mab did not react with any of the kidney or spleen imprints made from wild chinook salmon collected from a river in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Case Description—A 5-month-old neutered male Golden Retriever was evaluated because of moderate stridor, exercise intolerance, and dyspnea. The dog had been neutered 3 weeks previously, and the referring veterinarian identified a large fluid-filled swelling on the left lateral aspect of the larynx during anesthetic intubation for that surgery. The referring veterinarian drained fluid from the mass by use of needle centesis via the oral cavity, which resulted in temporary improvement in clinical signs; however, the clinical signs returned soon thereafter.
Clinical Findings—A large, soft, spherical mass was located between the left arytenoid and thyroid cartilages and axial to the left ceratohyoid bone, thus causing partial obstruction of the rima glottidis. Laryngoscopic examination, computed tomography (CT), and cytologic evaluation of aspirates performed before surgery; examination during surgery; and histologic evaluation of tissues following surgical excision confirmed the diagnosis of a laryngeal cyst.
Treatment and Outcome—Complete surgical excision was successfully performed via a lateral extraluminal approach to the larynx. One week after surgery, the dog coughed only occasionally. Twelve months after surgery, the owner reported that the dog was clinically normal with no recurrence of clinical signs, and laryngoscopic examination revealed no recurrence of the cyst or other pathological changes in the laryngeal region.
Clinical Relevance—Congenital laryngeal cysts are rarely reported in domestic animals. The information provided here described the CT appearance of a laryngeal cyst and the use of CT in diagnosis and surgical planning. Congenital laryngeal cysts can be resected via a lateral submucosal approach.