Complete blood counts in dogs with haemangiosarcoma of the spleen

Abstract

Haemangiosarcoma is the commonest splenic tumour in dogs. In this study, haematological studies were carried out in 21 dogs with splenic haemangiosarcoma. The findings comprised microcytic, hypochromic anaemia (MCV 60.05±2.24 fL, MCH 21.33±0.87 pg, Hb 103.47±8.85 g/L), erythropaenia (4.72±0.43 T/L), thrombocytopaenia (222.67±26.36 G/L), neutrophilic leukocytosis (16.41±1.78 G/L), lymphopaenia (16.47±1.67%), and eosinopaenia (1.28±0.38%).

Keywords

• complete blood counts
• dogs
• splenic haemangiosarcoma