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Hespel AM, de Swarte M, Anderson K, Weiss R, Hathcock J. Features of a rare peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour arising from the thoracic spine in a juvenile canine patient. Vet Med Sci 2021; 7:680-685. [PMID: 33620146 PMCID: PMC8136921 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumours are rare tumours in juveniles. The current patient was a paraplegic 8‐month‐old Scottish deerhound with a suspected pulmonary mass. Radiographically, there was a large extrapleural mass within the mid‐left hemithorax. On MRI, the mass was mainly hyperintense on T2‐weighted images, isointense on T1‐weighted images and was heterogeneously strongly contrast enhancing with a multilobulated appearance, spinal cord compression, paraspinal musculature invasion and intrathoracic extension. Those changes were confirmed on post‐mortem, and the mass diagnosed based on immunohistochemistry.
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- Adrien-Maxence Hespel
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA
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Sakai Y, Hiyama M, Kagimoto S, Mitsui Y, Imaiumi M, Okayama T, Haradono K, Sakurai M, Morimoto M. Enteric peripheral neuroblastoma in a calf. J Vet Med Sci 2019; 81:824-827. [PMID: 30971632 PMCID: PMC6612498 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An 11-month-old female Japanese Black calf had showed chronic intestinal symptoms. A
large mass surrounding the colon wall that was continuous with the colon submucosa was
surgically removed. After recurrence and euthanasia, a large mass in the colon region and
metastatic masses in the omentum, liver, and lung were revealed at necropsy. Pleomorphic
small cells proliferated in the mass and muscular layer of the colon. The cells were
positively stained with anti-doublecortin (DCX), PGP9.5, nestin, and neuron specific
enolase (NSE). Thus, the diagnosis of peripheral neuroblastoma was made. This is the first
report of enteric peripheral neuroblastoma in animals. Also, clear DCX staining signal
suggested usefulness of DCX immunohistochemistry to differentiate the neuroblastoma from
other small cell tumors in cattle.
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- Yusuke Sakai
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Large Animal Clinical Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Tobu Large Animal Clinic, NOSAI Yamaguchi, 512-2 Kuhara, Shuto-cho, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 742-0417, Japan
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- Tobu Large Animal Clinic, NOSAI Yamaguchi, 512-2 Kuhara, Shuto-cho, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 742-0417, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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Buller MC, Higbie CT, Tully TN, Crossland N, Wilson LD. Diagnostic Challenge. J Exot Pet Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2017.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cook RW, Abraham LA, McCowan CI. Disseminated peripheral neuroblastoma in a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog. Aust Vet J 2017; 95:129-133. [PMID: 28346666 DOI: 10.1111/avj.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CASE REPORT A 4-year-old neutered male Rhodesian Ridgeback dog with right-sided Horner's syndrome, bilateral laryngeal paralysis, neck pain and bilateral hindlimb ataxia was euthanased following deterioration of its neurological status. Necropsy examination revealed an off-white retropharyngeal neoplastic mass (100 × 30 × 30 mm) attached to the base of the skull on the right side and macroscopic nodular metastases in the spleen and three vertebral bodies (C6, C7 and T6), including a nodule attached to the dura at C7. Histological evidence of neuroblastic tumour was detected in these macroscopic lesions, a regional lymph node, bone marrow of a femur and all 15 vertebral bodies (C1-T8) examined, including the three with macroscopic metastases, and in the lumens of small blood vessels in the lungs and liver. Ganglion cell differentiation was detected only in the primary retropharyngeal mass, one splenic nodule and the C7 dural nodule. Neoplastic cells were immunoreactive to neurofilament protein (ganglion cells only), vimentin and synaptophysin, and were negative for S100 protein, GFAP, CD3 and Pax5. CONCLUSION The diagnosis was disseminated peripheral neuroblastoma, differentiating subtype (International Neuroblastoma Pathology Classification), with likely primary involvement of the right cranial cervical ganglion. This appears to be the first report of neuroblastoma in a dog with widespread occult haematogenous metastasis to bone marrow.
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- R W Cook
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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A 9-year-old, female Mongrel dog was presented for posterior hindlimb weakness, inability to stand, and pain in the lumbosacral and pelvic regions. Radiography revealed a lytic lesion extending from L5 to L6 to the ilium. At necropsy, an 8 − 2 to 3.2 − 3 cm, irregular, white, firm mass was identified extending from the left dorsolateral aspect of the L6 vertebrae to the sacrum, crossing the sacroiliac joint to the ilium, and reaching the acetabulum without affecting the joint cartilage. Tumor masses were also present bilaterally near the costochondral junction of several ribs. White, soft nodules were present in the heart, pericardium, lungs, spleen, and kidneys as well. Histologically, osteolysis with disruption of the cortical bone and reactive bone with the presence of multinucleated osteoclasts was noted. Neoplastic cells consisted of variable, small basophilic round cells (SBRC) with very scant cytoplasm, larger polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, and vacuolated cells resembling adipocytes. Within the marrow cavity, vacuolated cells with necrosis predominated, whereas in periosteal areas, polygonal and vacuolated cells that were mixed with a lower percentage of SBRC were more common. In the lungs and heart, SBRC predominated, and in the spleen, polygonal cells were more numerous. Tumor cells stained positive for vimentin and S-100 and stained negative for CD99, neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin, chromogranin A, cytokeratins, desmin, myoglobin, and actin. This tumor most likely arose from the marrow cavity of the L6 and later invaded through the vertebral body into adjacent vertebrae and various visceral sites.
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- Fun-In Wang
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 106 Taiwan, ROC
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Peripheral neuroblastomas in dogs: a case series. J Comp Pathol 2013; 150:361-5. [PMID: 24456749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.11.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The peripheral neuroblastic tumours (PNTs) include neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuromas. These subtypes reflect a spectrum of differentiation of progenitor cells of the sympathetic nervous system from tumours with predominant undifferentiated neuroblasts to those consisting of neuronal cell bodies that are well differentiated. Peripheral neuroblastoma is a tumour composed of neuroblastic cells with no or limited neuronal differentiation. In dogs, peripheral neuroblastoma is rare. The present report documents nine cases of canine peripheral neuroblastoma, the majority occurring as large masses in the craniodorsal abdominal cavity of young dogs (mean age of 3 years at diagnosis). Microscopically, all of the masses consisted of round to oval cells with a scant cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nuclei. Homer-Wright rosettes and pseudorosettes were evident in three of the nine cases. Neoplastic cells were immunoreactive in varying degrees to S100, neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin, chromogranin A, tyrosine hydroxylase (one case) and were negative for vimentin, cytokeratin, CD3 and CD79a, indicating a neurogenic nature. Four of the nine cases occurred in Labrador retrievers (44%) and two (22%) in boxers, suggesting a possible breed predisposition.
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Regan DP, Dubielzig RR, Zeiss CJ, Charles B, Hoy SS, Ehrhart EJ. Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the retina and ciliary body in dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 2013; 16 Suppl 1:87-93. [DOI: 10.1111/vop.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Daniel P. Regan
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Colorado State University; Fort Collins CO USA
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- Section of Comparative Medicine; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven CT USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Colorado State University; Fort Collins CO USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Colorado State University; Fort Collins CO USA
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Michishita M, Momozawa Y, Oizumi T, Ohkusu-Tsukada K, Takahashi K. Primary neuroblastoma in the skin of an adult shih tzu dog. Vet Dermatol 2010; 21:408-11. [PMID: 20230584 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00780.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A subcutaneous mass arising in the right gluteal area of an 11-year-old female shih tzu dog was surgically excised. Histologically, the mass was composed of small round or ovoid neoplastic cells that were arranged in nests of various sizes. The neoplastic cells generally had hyperchromatic nuclei and scanty eosinophilic cytoplasm, and were surrounded by a pale pink fibrillar area. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive for vimentin, S-100 protein, neurone-specific enolase and synaptophysin, but negative for cytokeratin, neurofilament protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein and chromogranin A. On ultrastructural observation, aggregates of thin cytoplasmic processes were frequently seen among the neoplastic cells. Based on these features, the tumour was diagnosed as a neuroblastoma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of a neuroblastoma originating from the skin in an adult dog.
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- Masaki Michishita
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Nippon Veterinary & Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyounan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180 8602, Japan.
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MIWA Y, UCHIDA K, NAKAYAMA H, ASAKI N. Neuroblastoma of the Adrenal Gland in a Ferret. J Vet Med Sci 2010; 72:1229-32. [DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Yasutsugu MIWA
- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Miwa Exotic Animal Hospital
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Martin JM, Valentine BA, Cebra CK, Bildfell RJ, Löhr CV, Fischer KA. Malignant round cell neoplasia in llamas and alpacas. Vet Pathol 2009; 46:288-98. [PMID: 19261642 DOI: 10.1354/vp.46-2-288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Malignant round cell neoplasia was identified in 12 llamas and 12 alpacas aged 0-23 years. Mean age of affected alpacas (3.1 years) was significantly less than that of affected llamas (8.0 years). Tumor cell morphology varied from large and often pleomorphic (11 tumors) to small and often homogeneous (13 tumors). Neoplastic lesions were multicentric in 12 cases. Other sites were gastric (5 cases), intra-abdominal (perirenal; 4 cases), intrathoracic (2 cases), and cervical (1 case). Immunohistochemistry with antibodies to CD79alpha, BLA36, and CD3 identified B-cell lymphoma (12 cases) and T-cell lymphoma (6 cases). Six tumors did not express any lymphoid marker and were further immunostained for neuron-specific enolase (NSE), synaptophysin, S-100, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and chromogranin A. All 6 of these tumors were negative for GFAP and chromogranin A but expressed 1 or more of the neural markers NSE, synaptophysin, and S-100 and were classified as primitive malignant round cell tumors (PMRCT). Tumor types could not be distinguished on the basis of animal age, gross pathologic appearance, tumor morphology, or tumor location. All animals with lymphoma and 5 with PMRCT died or were euthanatized. One alpaca with a focal cervical PMRCT lived for at least 20 months after diagnosis. Results of this study indicate that malignant round cell tumors in llamas and alpacas are a heterogeneous group that cannot be distinguished on the basis of signalment, postmortem findings, or routine light microscopic findings. Immunohistochemistry is a valuable diagnostic procedure when evaluating malignant round cell neoplasia in llamas and alpacas.
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- J M Martin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Magruder Hall 142, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Hermeyer K, Kühn M, Kuchelmeister K, Laik C, Baumgärtner W, Wohlsein P. Multiple cutaneous ganglioneuromas in a dog. Vet Dermatol 2007; 18:360-4. [PMID: 17845625 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00612.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A 3-year-old male Labrador retriever dog was presented with multifocal small cutaneous nodules, distributed mainly over the thoracic wall, the flank and the scrotum. The dog was otherwise in good health and had no significant past medical history. Radio- and sonographic examination revealed no evidence of internal tumours, including endocrine tumours. Histological examination of two excised samples revealed round, non-ulcerated nodules in the superficial corium, characterized by two different neoplastic cell components and mild inflammation. The first tumour cell population showed histomorphological characteristics of mature ganglion cells; the second featured small, spindle-shaped tumour cells with scant cytoplasm. Both neoplastic cell components expressed vimentin, neurofilament protein, pan-neuronal neurofilament, amyloid-precursor protein and chromogranin A. In addition, the spindle-shaped tumour cells were positive for 2', 3'-cyclicnucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase. The findings had many histological and immunohistochemical features in common with primary cutaneous ganglioneuromas in humans, enabling the canine tumours to be also classified as multiple cutaneous ganglioneuromas.
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- K Hermeyer
- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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Steinberg H, Peek SF, Nelson KM. Neuroblastoma with neuronal differentiation in the spinal cord in an Aberdeen Angus heifer calf. Vet Pathol 2006; 43:193-7. [PMID: 16537939 DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-2-193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A 5-month-old, female, Aberdeen Angus heifer presented to the veterinary medical teaching hospital for evaluation of slowly progressive hindlimb ataxia. The calf was clinically normal until 4 months of age, following routine pregnancy and delivery. Neurologic examination revealed marked symmetric spastic hindlimb paraparesis. Thoracolumbar radiographs and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis were unremarkable. A presumptive diagnosis of T3-L3 myelopathy was made, and neurologic status remained static for 3 months with broad-spectrum antibiotic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy. Additional diagnostic tests were refused, and a necropsy was performed following euthanasia. A moderately well delineated, reddish-tan, soft mass 18 mm in diameter replaced 80% of the fourth lumbar spinal cord segment. Histologic examination revealed two distinct features: undifferentiated, primitive, polygonal-to-round cells with typical morphologic characteristics of primitive neuroectoderm; and interspersed areas containing myelinated axons and cells with neuronal differentiation. Immunohistochemical examination confirmed the presence of primitive neuroepithelium and cells with neuronal differentiation.
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- H Steinberg
- The Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1102, USA.
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Suzuki M, Uchida K, Taniguchi K, Yamaguchi R, Tateyama S. Peripheral neuroblastoma in a young labrador retriever. J Vet Med Sci 2003; 65:271-4. [PMID: 12655127 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A 2-year-old Labrador Retriever developed atrophy of the right temporal muscle, subsequently showed generalized seizure and died 2 months after the clinical onset. Postmortem examination revealed the tumor masses in the right mandibulopharyngeal area, nasopharynx and intracranial space. Histopathologically, these tumor masses were composed of small round neoplastic cells and neuropil-like stroma separated by fibrovascular septa. In the neoplastic masses, small neoplastic cells with round to oval hyperchromatic nuclei and scanty cytoplasm predominated, and angulated neoplastic cells with larger nuclei and moderate cytoplasm were scattered. Immunohistochemically, neoplastic cells were positive for neuron specific enorase, neurofilament protein, chromogranin A, synaptophysin and tyrosine hydroxylase. Based on these findings, this case was diagnosed as peripheral neuroblastoma, presumably originated from the sympathetic ganglion, maybe right craninal cervical ganglion.
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- Mari Suzuki
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan
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