1
|
Agerholm JS, Mason G, Steffen D. Congenital localized cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a Holstein calf. J Vet Diagn Invest 2024; 36:583-585. [PMID: 38616510 PMCID: PMC11185123 DOI: 10.1177/10406387241245778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Distinct solitary dermal nodules, either covered by an alopecic, or sometimes ulcerated, epidermis, were noticed on the head of a stillborn Holstein calf. The head was submitted for autopsy, and the nodules were found to consist of homogeneous, diffuse pale-yellow, soft-tissue masses with distinct margins that elevated the epidermis above the adjacent skin. Histologically, the dermal nodules were well-delineated on the deep margin approaching the cutaneous muscle and consisted of perivascular neoplastic infiltrates of round cells that in some places coalesced into sheets that extended into the dermis and subcutis. Neoplastic cells separated adnexa and collagen. Immunohistochemistry revealed intense tumor cell expression of vimentin, Iba1, E-cadherin, and CD204; expression of CD18 was faint. The masses were diagnosed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Congenital cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis has not been reported previously in cattle, to our knowledge, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of congenital nodular skin lesions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jørgen S. Agerholm
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
| | - Gary Mason
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
| | - David Steffen
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Hishikawa S, Sunden Y, Imamura A, Nishikawa T, Morita T. Rhabdomyosarcoma of the tongue in a neonatal calf. J Comp Pathol 2024; 209:36-39. [PMID: 38350271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
A newborn male Holstein calf developed a nodular enlargement at the tip of the tongue. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed predominant proliferating small, round, spindloid or polygonal neoplastic cells with scattered myoblast- and myotube-like cells and multinuclear giant cells. Phosphotungstic acid haematoxylin staining revealed cytoplasmic cross-striations in a few neoplastic cells. Neoplastic cells were immunopositive for vimentin, desmin, myoD1, myogenin, myoglobin and α-smooth muscle actin. The mass was diagnosed as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bovine congenital lingual rhabdomyosarcoma, which is rare in animals.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sohta Hishikawa
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Minami, Koyama, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
| | - Yuji Sunden
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Minami, Koyama, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan.
| | - Aoi Imamura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Minami, Koyama, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
| | - Tatsuya Nishikawa
- Production and Veterinary Medical Support Center, Okayama Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, 1000-1 Hukuwatari, Takebe, Okayama, 709-3111, Japan
| | - Takehito Morita
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Minami, Koyama, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Usaki N, Tsuka T, Hatanaka M, Sunden Y, Imamura A, Morita T. Case report: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary choristoma in a newborn calf. Front Vet Sci 2024; 10:1257329. [PMID: 38362468 PMCID: PMC10867175 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1257329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
A 4-day-old female Holstein calf presented with a large-sized, protruding mass in its back, at birth. Radiography identified the deformed spinous process in the second and third lumbar vertebras, suggesting spina bifida. Ultrasonography of the back mass revealed anechoic bronchi-like structures and large vessels with rich blood flow running parallel within the homogenous echogenic mass's parenchyma. Doppler ultrasonography also revealed pulsatile vessels entering into the deeper side of the transverse process of the lumbar vertebras at the right-sided base of the protruding mass. These imaging results were helpful for surgical planning, in which a large arterial vessel was sutured at the right-sided mass's base, followed by resection of the mass itself. The mass's resection could be carried out according to the planned surgical procedure, though its invasion was too deep to be resected completely. Histopathology for the resected specimens revealed that the mass mainly had lung-tissue-like structures comprised of bronchi-, bronchiole- and alveoli-like structures, and large vessels, allowing the diagnosis of pulmonary choristoma. Doppler ultrasonography could contribute to the differentiation between the bronchi-like tubular structure and the large arterial vessels on the same images, aiding diagnosis of this disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Noriyo Usaki
- Hyogo Prefectural Federation Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, Hyogo, Japan
| | - Takeshi Tsuka
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
| | - Midori Hatanaka
- Hyogo Prefectural Federation Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, Hyogo, Japan
| | - Yuji Sunden
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
| | - Aoi Imamura
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
| | - Takehito Morita
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Boggiatto PM, Olsen SC, Palmer MV. Pulmonary hamartoma in an elk calf. J Vet Diagn Invest 2023; 35:193-195. [PMID: 36476245 PMCID: PMC9999396 DOI: 10.1177/10406387221141091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Hamartomas are benign tumor-like lesions composed of disorganized growth of mature mesenchymal or epithelial tissues indigenous to the organ involved. Sporadically observed in ruminants, vascular, fibrous, nasal, and pulmonary hamartomas have been reported in calves; pulmonary and cutaneous forms have been reported in sheep. A full-term elk calf found dead had a large intrathoracic mass replacing the left caudal lung lobe and compressing other thoracic organs. Histologically, cross- and tangential sections of bronchi were separated by collagenous mesenchyme and irregularly shaped canaliculi and saccules resembling terminal bronchioles. Rarely present were regions in which saccules, lined by simple cuboidal epithelium, transitioned into attenuated epithelium lining fully developed alveoli. These findings are consistent with a pulmonary hamartoma. To our knowledge, pulmonary hamartoma has not been reported previously in a non-domestic ruminant.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Paola M Boggiatto
- Infectious Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA, USA
| | - Steven C Olsen
- Infectious Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA, USA
| | - Mitchell V Palmer
- Infectious Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA, USA
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Frischkorn M, Fortelny M. Kutane Zubildungen beim Rind – Diagnose, Therapie und Verlaufskontrolle in 7 Fällen. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2022; 50:404-413. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1956-3500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
ZusammenfassungBei 2 Kälbern und 5 Kühen unterschiedlichen Alters wurden kutane Umfangsvermehrungen vorgefunden und die Verdachtsdiagnose Neoplasie gestellt. Alle Umfangsvermehrungen wurden unter Lokalanästhesie mit oder ohne Sedation exzidiert und histologisch untersucht. In 5 Fällen wurden gutartige Neoplasien nachgewiesen, in einem weiteren Fall lag eine Bindegewebsproliferation und in einem anderen eine pyogranulomatöse Entzündung vor. Alle Rinder konnten postoperativ noch zwischen 3 und 57 Monate wirtschaftlich genutzt werden
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marie Frischkorn
- Tierärztliche Praxis und Klinik für Rinder Hofbieber Dr. Jahn-Falk; Dr. Bierhorst, Hofbieber
| | - Michael Fortelny
- Tierärztliche Praxis und Klinik für Rinder Hofbieber Dr. Jahn-Falk; Dr. Bierhorst, Hofbieber
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Jacinto JGP, Muscatello LV, Häfliger IM, Benazzi C, Bolcato M, Gentile A, Drögemüller C. A Missense Variant in PLP2 in Holstein Cattle with X-Linked Congenital Mast Cell Tumor. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12182329. [PMID: 36139188 PMCID: PMC9494957 DOI: 10.3390/ani12182329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital tumors occur infrequently in cattle. The aim of this study was to detail the clinicopathological phenotype of a Holstein calf with a congenital mast cell tumor and to identify the genetic cause by a whole-genome sequencing (WGS) trio-approach. An 18-day-old male Holstein calf was clinically examed and revealed multifocal, alopecic, thick and wrinkled skin lesions over the entire body. At 6 months of age, the general condition of the calf was characterized by retarded growth, poor nutritional status, and ulceration of the skin lesions. Histopathological examination revealed a primary cutaneous, poorly differentiated embryonal mast cell tumor with metastases in the lymph nodes and liver. Genetic analysis revealed a private X-linked variant in the PLP2 gene (chrX:87216480C > T; c.50C > T), which was present only in the genomes of the case (hemizygous) and his mother (heterozygous). It was absent in the sire as well as in 5365 control genomes. The identified missense variant exchanges the encoded amino acid of PLP2 at position 17 (p.Thr17Ile), which is classified as deleterious and affects a protein that plays a role in tumor growth and metastasis. Therefore, we suggested that the detected PLPL2 variant could be a plausible cause for this congenital condition in the affected calf.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joana G. P. Jacinto
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
| | - Luisa Vera Muscatello
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
| | - Irene M. Häfliger
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
| | - Cinzia Benazzi
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
- Correspondence:
| | - Marilena Bolcato
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
| | - Arcangelo Gentile
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Bologna, Italy
| | - Cord Drögemüller
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
| |
Collapse
|