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Reyes HM, Fiorentino E, Matiasek K, Menchetti M. Intradural-extramedullary inflammatory pseudotumour of the cervical spinal cord of a dog. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2024; 65:513-517. [PMID: 38853369 DOI: 10.1111/vru.13384] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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An 8-year-old mixed-breed dog was presented with cervical hyperesthesia, tetraparesis, and mild proprioceptive ataxia in all four limbs. 3 Tesla MRI showed a dorsal compressive intradural-extramedullary mass at the level of C1-C2, isointense to the gray matter with a hypointense ventral core on T2 weighted images (WI), isointense on T1WI, with a strong and homogeneous contrast enhancement. A C1-C2 partial dorsal laminectomy was performed, and the lesion was removed en bloc. The histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis defined the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor.
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- Henry Mendo Reyes
- Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery, San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery, San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, Padua, Italy
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- Section of Clinical & Comparative Neuropathology, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery, San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, Padua, Italy
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Park J, Lee SG, Jeong SM, Nam A. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the urinary bladder in a dog. THE CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL = LA REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 2024; 65:643-648. [PMID: 38952766 PMCID: PMC11195514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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An 8-year-old castrated male Maltese dog was presented with a urinary bladder mass, urolithiasis, and hematuria. A solitary, pedunculated, intraluminal mass on the caudodorsal wall was identified with extensive irregular bladder wall thickening, and the mass was surgically removed. Postoperative histopathology demonstrated a submucosal lesion comprising spindle cells with marked inflammatory cell infiltration, without malignant changes. Immunohistochemical staining revealed vimentin and desmin positivity in the mass. An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) was definitively diagnosed. No recurrence was observed during a 43-month follow-up period. Although IMTs are rare in dogs, they should be considered a differential diagnosis for mass-like urinary bladder lesions accompanying a chronic inflammatory disease process. Key clinical message: Canine IMT should be included in the differential diagnoses of bladder masses, especially when dogs exhibit chronic irritation and inflammation.
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- Jiyoung Park
- Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam)
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- Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam)
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- Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam)
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- Ulsan S Animal Medical Center, Samsanro 71, Ulsan 44726, Republic of Korea (Park); S Animal Cancer Center, Yangsan 50614, Republic of Korea (Park); Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea (Park, Lee, Jeong); Joeun Animal Medical Center, Daegu 42068, Republic of Korea (Lee); Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea (Nam)
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Chávez-Peón Berle E, Hallman C, Kleinhenz K, Plattner BL. Multifocal spinal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in a juvenile paraparetic dog. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2023; 64:E14-E18. [PMID: 36465030 DOI: 10.1111/vru.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A 1-year-old, female English Bulldog presented with a 10-day history of progressive paraparesis. Neuroanatomical localization was consistent with T3-L3 segment myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a severely compressive, mildly contrast enhancing, extradural, dorsal, broad-based mass at the level of L3-4. Similar, non-compressive, smaller nodules were present along the extradural space and dura mater of the caudal lumbar spine. Owners elected euthanasia based on these imaging findings and progressive clinical signs. Necropsy, histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a mesenchymal mass and nodules, admixed with numerous inflammatory cells. The diagnosis of an extradural inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) with a multifocal presentation was made.
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- Erica Chávez-Peón Berle
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Machida N, Hirakawa A, Kanno N, Hori Y. Cardiac Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumours in Three Young Adult Cats. J Comp Pathol 2022; 199:99-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sabattini S, Rigillo A, Foiani G, Marconato L, Vascellari M, Greco A, Agnoli C, Annoni M, Melchiotti E, Campigli M, Benali SL, Bettini G. Clinicopathologic features and biologic behavior of canine splenic nodules with stromal, histiocytic and lymphoid components. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:962685. [PMID: 36032303 PMCID: PMC9411940 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.962685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The term fibrohistiocytic nodule has been discouraged in favor of specific pathologic entities, including complex nodular hyperplasia, splenic stromal sarcoma and histiocytic sarcoma. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of splenic lesions with mixed stromal, histiocytic and lymphoid components still remains a challenge due to lack of straightforward histologic criteria. Misestimation of the biologic behavior of these lesions may lead to detrimental consequences on the clinical management of patients. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the clinicopathologic features and outcome of canine splenic nodular lesions with mixed components, to identify prognostic factors and histologic criteria of malignancy. Thirty-seven cases were included. Immunohistochemistry did not allow for further subclassification. Nine (24.3%) dogs died from disease-related causes after a median of 234 days (range, 48–1,247). One-, 2- and 3-year disease-specific survival rates were 80, 60, and 43%, respectively. When considering nodules with stromal cell atypia and at least one of mitotic count ≥9, presence of karyomegaly/multinucleated cells and lymphoid component <40%, half of these dogs died of disease-related causes with a median disease-specific survival time of 548 days (95% CI, 0-1216). In the remaining dogs, no disease-related death was reported (P < 0.001). Canine splenic nodular lesions with mixed stromal, histiocytic and lymphoid components and histologic criteria of malignancy may behave aggressively, leading to distant metastasis and death. In the absence of further criteria aiding their classification, and to better characterize their biologic behavior, we encourage the distinction of these complex splenic tumors from conventional sarcomas and histiocytic sarcomas.
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- Silvia Sabattini
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Silvia Sabattini
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padua, Italy
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- Oncology Division, San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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Rizzo A, Della Salda L, Romanucci M, Ciccarelli S, Valastro C, Galgano M, Sciorsci RL. Superficial angiomyxoma in a pregnant cow. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2020; 91:e1-e5. [PMID: 32787426 PMCID: PMC7433216 DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2004] [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] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A 3-year-old, pregnant, Alpine Brown cow showed a rapidly growing, pedunculated, skin mass located at the umbilical region, reaching 8 kg in weight over a 3-month period after its initial detection. Six days after parturition, the mass was completely surgically excised. During the follow-up period, the cow remained in good health, without signs of recurrence, and showed increased milk production. Histological examination of the mass revealed a loose proliferation of spindle-shaped or stellate cells, immersed in an abundant myxoid matrix with admixed numerous thin-walled blood vessels. Immunohistochemically, the tumour cells were positive for vimentin, α-smooth muscle actin, and desmin. Gross and histopathological features were compatible with superficial angiomyxoma, a subtype of angiomyxoma rarely described in humans, but not in the veterinary literature. The tumour did not infiltrate into the surrounding tissues, and there was no post-excision recurrence after 3 months. The possibility of hormonal dependence of the tumour during pregnancy is discussed based on such findings in some human cases.
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- Annalisa Rizzo
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari.
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