Thymoma is a neoplasm originating from epithelial cells of the thymus. It represents the most common tumor in the mediastinal region of rabbits, followed by lymphoma. This study aims to report a case of post mortem diagnosis of thymoma in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), with the purpose to...

Thymomas are rarely recorded in rabbits, and the literature includes comparatively few cases. Medical records were reviewed to identify all pet rabbits in which a mediastinal mass was diagnosed between Feb 2007 and Jan 2010. Signalment, history, clinical signs, diagnostic work-up (including...

A five-year-old male rabbit was presented with the request of necropsy. Post mortem examination revealed a mass in the cranial mediastinum. Histopathologically, it was seen that the mass consisted of a limited mesenchymal tissue with medium-sized mature lymphocytes and a large proportion...

A 6-year-old dwarf rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) presented for chronic epiphora and tachypnea. Results of a complete blood count were unremarkable, and a plasma biochemical profile revealed elevated concentrations of blood glucose and alkaline phosphatase and decreased globulin and potassium...

The clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of thymic lymphoma associated with exfoliative dermatitis in 4 rabbits in Germany [date not given] are described.

According to Crighton, lesions in about 90% of lymphosarcomatous cats conform to alimentary, multicentric or "thymic" patterns, in that order of importance [see V.B. 37, abst. 2237]. A finding of enlarged superficial lymph nodes in the absence of skin lesions (multicentric form), palpable...