Leishmania Amastigotes in Neoplastic Cells of 3 Nonhistiocytic Canine Tumors
Published online on March 12, 2013
Abstract
Concurrent leishmaniasis and neoplasia has been reported in dogs. This study describes the presence of the protozoa within the cytoplasm of neoplastic cells in 3 different types of tumors. Leishmania amastigotes were detected by light and transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry in a fibrosarcoma, a T-cell lymphoma, and an adrenocortical adenoma.