Tumors are infrequently reported in skunks, with only a few case reports published in the literature. Chylothorax associated with mediastinal lymphoma was diagnosed in a captive 7-yr-old male striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). The animal presented with anorexia and apathy. Supportive care and prednisolone improved the animal's clinical status for 2 wk preceding its death. Histopathology supported the clinical findings, and the tumor was classified as a mediastinal non–Hodgkin lymphoma, stage 2b, which has not been documented in the literature.
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1 June 2017
MEDIASTINAL LYMPHOMA AND CHYLOTHORAX IN A STRIPED SKUNK (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS)
Mátyás Liptovszky,
Zoltán Kerekes,
Edina Perge,
Péter Vajdovich,
Endre Ákos Papp,
Viktor Molnár
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mediastinal non–Hodgkin lymphoma
Mephitis mephitis
Mustelidae
striped skunk
tumor