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Cappelleri A, Bertola L, Caniatti M, Recordati C. Diagnostic challenge in veterinary pathology: Disseminated tumor in a young dog. Vet Pathol 2021; 59:394-396. [DOI: 10.1177/03009858211067464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Cappelleri
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
- Mouse and Animal Pathology Laboratory (MAPLab), Fondazione Unimi, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
- Mouse and Animal Pathology Laboratory (MAPLab), Fondazione Unimi, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
- Mouse and Animal Pathology Laboratory (MAPLab), Fondazione Unimi, Milano, Italy
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Morey-Matamalas A, Vidal E, Martínez J, Alomar J, Ramis A, Marco A, Domingo M, Segalés J. Neoplastic lesions in domestic pigs detected at slaughter: literature review and a 20-year review (1998-2018) of carcass inspection in Catalonia. Porcine Health Manag 2021; 7:30. [PMID: 33827694 PMCID: PMC8025367 DOI: 10.1186/s40813-021-00207-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The present paper reviews the occurrence of neoplasms in swine and presents a case series of 56 tumors submitted to the Slaughterhouse Support Network (Servei de Suport a Escorxadors [SESC] IRTA-CReSA]) from slaughtered pigs from 1998 to 2018 (April) in Catalonia (Spain). The aim of the study was to describe the spectrum of spontaneous neoplastic lesions found in slaughtered pigs and to compare the reported tumor cases with previous published data. Lymphoid neoplasms were characterized and classified using the WHO classification adapted for animals. Results The most reported neoplasm during this period was lymphoma (28). Within lymphomas, the B-cell type was the most common, being the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (15/28) the most represented subtype. Other submitted non-lymphoid neoplasms included melanoma (7), nephroblastoma (3), mast cell tumor (2), liposarcoma (2), osteochondromatosis (2), papillary cystadenocarcinoma (1), peripheral nerve sheath tumor (1), lymphoid leukemia (1), fibropapilloma (1), hemangiosarcoma (1), hepatoma (1), histiocytic sarcoma (1), pheochromocytoma (1) and osteosarcoma (1). Conclusions The existence of a well-established Slaughterhouse Support Network allowed the compilation of comprehensive data for further epidemiological and pathological studies, particularly about less commonly reported lesions in livestock such as neoplasms in pigs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40813-021-00207-0.
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- Antonia Morey-Matamalas
- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain.,IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain.,IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Diagnòstic de Patologia Veterinària (SDPV), Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain.,IRTA, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
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Helke KL, Meyerholz DK, Beck AP, Burrough ER, Derscheid RJ, Löhr C, McInnes EF, Scudamore CL, Brayton CF. Research Relevant Background Lesions and Conditions: Ferrets, Dogs, Swine, Sheep, and Goats. ILAR J 2021; 62:133-168. [PMID: 33712827 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Animal models provide a valuable tool and resource for biomedical researchers as they investigate biological processes, disease pathogenesis, novel therapies, and toxicologic studies. Interpretation of animal model data requires knowledge not only of the processes/diseases being studied but also awareness of spontaneous conditions and background lesions in the model that can influence or even confound the study results. Species, breed/stock, sex, age, anatomy, physiology, diseases (noninfectious and infectious), and neoplastic processes are model features that can impact the results as well as study interpretation. Here, we review these features in several common laboratory animal species, including ferret, dog (beagle), pig, sheep, and goats.
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- Kristi L Helke
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Toxicologic Pathology, Toxicology Section, Human Safety at Syngenta, in Jealott's Hill, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- ExePathology, Pathologist at ExePathology, Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Jagdale A, Iwase H, Klein EC, Cooper DK. Incidence of Neoplasia in Pigs and Its Relevance to Clinical Organ Xenotransplantation. Comp Med 2019; 69:86-94. [PMID: 30909988 PMCID: PMC6464082 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-18-000093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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As clinical pig organ xenotransplantation draws closer, more attention is being paid to diseases that affect pigs and those that provide a potential risk to human recipients of pig organs. Neoplasia arising from the pig organ graft is one such concern. Various tumors and other neoplastic diseases are well known to show increased incidence in organ allotransplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Whether this effect will prove to be the case after xenotransplantation has not yet been established. Malignant tumors in young pigs are rare, with lymphosarcoma, nephroblastoma, and melanoma being the most common. The combination of noninvasive techniques and intraoperative examination of the pig organ likely will readily confirm that a pig organ graft is tumor-free before xenotransplantation. Posttransplantion lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a concern after allotransplantation, but the incidence after solid organ allotransplantation is low when compared with hematopoietic cell allotransplantation (for example, bone marrow transplantation), unless immunosuppressive therapy is particularly intensive. Organ-source pigs used for clinical xenotransplantation will be bred and housed under designated pathogen-free conditions and will be free of the γ-herpesvirus that is a key factor in the development of PTLD in pigs. Therefore if a recipient of a pig xenograft develops PTLD, it will almost certainly be of recipient origin. The increasing availability of organs from pigs genetically-engineered to protect them from the human immune response likely will diminish the need for intensive immunosuppressive therapy. Considering the low incidence of malignant disease in young pigs, donor-derived malignancy is likely to be rare in patients who receive pig organ grafts. However, if the graft remains viable for many years, the incidence of graft malignancy may increase.
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- Abhijit Jagdale
- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;,
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Jagdale A, Iwase H, Klein E, Cooper DK. Will donor-derived neoplasia be problematic after clinical pig organ or cell xenotransplantation? Xenotransplantation 2019; 26:e12469. [PMID: 30411396 PMCID: PMC6476671 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There is an increased incidence of certain tumors and other neoplastic disease in organ allotransplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Following clinical pig organ xenotransplantation, will there be a risk of the development of neoplasia in the pig graft or in other tissues transplanted with it, eg, lymph nodes? The incidence of neoplasia in young slaughterhouse pigs is very low (<0.005%), but in older pigs is largely unknown (as most pigs are killed within the first six months of life). However, lymphosarcoma, nephroblastoma, and melanoma have been reported in pigs. These tumors should be readily identified by ultrasound or direct inspection and palpation before an organ is excised for clinical xenotransplantation, and so transfer to the human recipient should be unlikely. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) has been reported in pigs receiving intensive immunomodulatory therapy, particularly if this includes whole body irradiation, in an effort to induce mixed hematopoietic chimerism and immunological tolerance. However, the pigs used as sources of organs in xenotransplantation should be free of the porcine lymphotropic herpesvirus that is a key causative factor for PTLD in pigs, and so donor-derived PTLD should not occur. We conclude that the risk of a malignant tumor developing in a transplanted organ from a young pig is small.
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- Abhijit Jagdale
- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Gillem JM, Sullivan L, Sorenmo KU. Diagnosis and Multimodal Treatment of Metastatic Maxillofacial Juvenile Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Young Golden Retriever. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2018; 54:e54505. [DOI: 10.5326/jaaha-ms-6662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A 2 yr old male castrated golden retriever was evaluated for a rapidly progressing maxillofacial spindle cell tumor. On examination, an ill-defined left maxillary mass, a 2 cm swelling under the left eye, and an enlarged left mandibular lymph node were noted. The dog was bright and alert but appeared painful upon jaw extension. Cytology from the lymph node revealed metastatic disease. Thoracic radiographs and computed tomography scan revealed pulmonary nodules. Computed tomography of the head and neck revealed a 6.7 × 4.1 × 6.5 cm mass at the rostral aspect of the left zygomatic arch invading the orbit. A second opinion of the biopsy specimen in conjunction with positive immunohistochemical staining for desmin led to a revised diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. Treatment consisted of three doses of palliative radiation therapy, in 8 Gy fractions, and chemotherapy with vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin. A rapid clinical response was noted shortly after treatment initiation; however, the response was temporary, and the dog was euthanized due to widespread metastatic disease and associated clinical signs 74 days after initial therapy. This is one of the first reports describing positive results from multimodal treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy of a maxillofacial juvenile rhabdomyosarcoma in the veterinary literature.
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- Julie Marie Gillem
- From Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral and Emergency, Bowie, Maryland (J.M.G.); QML Vetnostics, Murarrie, Queensland, Australia (L.S.); and School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Penn Vet Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (K.U.S.)
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- From Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral and Emergency, Bowie, Maryland (J.M.G.); QML Vetnostics, Murarrie, Queensland, Australia (L.S.); and School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Penn Vet Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (K.U.S.)
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- From Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral and Emergency, Bowie, Maryland (J.M.G.); QML Vetnostics, Murarrie, Queensland, Australia (L.S.); and School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Penn Vet Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (K.U.S.)
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Caserto BG. A Comparative Review of Canine and Human Rhabdomyosarcoma With Emphasis on Classification and Pathogenesis. Vet Pathol 2013; 50:806-26. [DOI: 10.1177/0300985813476069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rhabdomyosarcomas are a diverse group of malignant mesenchymal neoplasms exhibiting variable levels of differentiation toward skeletal myocytes. Neoplastic cells may resemble relatively undifferentiated myoblasts, satellite cells, or more differentiated elongated spindle cells and multicellular myotubes. In veterinary medicine, classification into subtypes and variants is based on an outdated system derived from human pathology and is solely based on histologic characteristics. In contrast, classification of human rhabdomyosarcoma is based on histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular diagnostic techniques, and subclassification has clinical and prognostic relevance. Relevance of tumor subtyping has not been established in veterinary medicine. Recent discoveries of components of the molecular pathogenesis and genomes of human rhabdomyosarcomas have led to new diagnostic techniques and revisions of the human classification system. The current classification system in veterinary medicine is reviewed in light of these changes. Diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma using histopathology, electron microscopy, and the clinical aspects of human and canine rhabdomyosarcomas is compared. The clinical features and biologic behavior of canine rhabdomyosarcomas are compared with canine soft tissue sarcomas.
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- B. G. Caserto
- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Diagnosis | Rhabdomyosarcoma. Lab Anim (NY) 2010. [DOI: 10.1038/laban0510-138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Miller AD, Steffey M, Alcaraz A, Cooper B. Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Young Maine Coon Cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2009; 45:43-7. [DOI: 10.5326/0450043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas are uncommon tumors in all domestic species, especially cats. A 14-month-old Maine coon was diagnosed with an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the rectus abdominus muscle, which was treated with complete surgical excision. Although no clinical progression was noted after surgery, the cat succumbed to pulmonary metastasis within 7 months. The histological diagnosis was embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (myotubular subtype). This category of striated muscle tumors is thought to have a more aggressive clinical course. The rapid demise of this cat even with no clinical or histological evidence of metastasis at the time of resection may indicate that, as in human medicine, adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered in conjunction with early surgical excision in preventing disease progression.
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- Andrew D. Miller
- Departments of Biomedical Sciences (Miller, Alcaraz) and Clinical Sciences (Steffey), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401 and the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Cooper), College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences (Miller, Alcaraz) and Clinical Sciences (Steffey), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401 and the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Cooper), College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences (Miller, Alcaraz) and Clinical Sciences (Steffey), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401 and the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Cooper), College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
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- Departments of Biomedical Sciences (Miller, Alcaraz) and Clinical Sciences (Steffey), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6401 and the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Cooper), College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
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Bonar CJ, Lewandowski AH, Skowronek AJ. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in an immature Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii). J Zoo Wildl Med 2007; 38:121-4. [PMID: 17469286 DOI: 10.1638/03-112.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An immature Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) with a history of seizure-like episodes developed signs of respiratory disease. The initial clinical diagnosis was pneumonia, and antibiotic therapy was started. The animal failed to improve after 14 days of therapy and developed unilateral, bloody nasal discharge. Endoscopic examination and radiography revealed a soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx depressing the soft palate. The tapir died 32 days after initial presentation. Histologic examination of the mass demonstrated a mesenchymal tumor composed of spindle cells with elongate nuclei forming densely packed fascicles. The neoplastic spindle cells showed prominent cross-striations. Immunohistochemistry revealed the cells to be positive for desmin and myoglobin, but negative for smooth muscle actin, confirming diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common nasopharyngeal soft tissue tumor of humans, and it has been reported infrequently in dogs, horses, and pigs. Neoplasia should be a differential diagnosis in cases of unilateral nasal discharge and inspiratory stridor, even in young animals.
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Gustafson NR, Severidt J, Metre DC, Schultheiss PC, LaRue SM, Callan RJ. Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Urethral Sarcoma in a Cria. J Vet Intern Med 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2005.tb02694.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The literature on congenital and hereditary tumours in pigs was reviewed. One hitherto unreported own case was added. Sporadic cases of congenital tumours included several types found in newborn piglets. Embryonic tumours (nephroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma) occurred either in newborn or in juvenile animals. Cardiac rhabdomyomas were provisionally classified as hamartomas. The hereditary tumours, melanomas and lymphomas, were reproducible by experimental matings. These tumours are particularly interesting as models to elucidate genetic and immunologic mechanisms of tumour diseases. Striking is the high degree of regression in porcine melanomas and the associated melanosis.
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- W Misdorp
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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In this paper, calf neoplasia is discussed in relation to a series of cases comprising (1). spontaneous congenital bovine tumours of fetuses and newborn animals, (2). spontaneous juvenile-type tumours in calves aged 2-12 months, and (3). iatrogenic tumours of calves. The congenital cases (n=14) consisted of tumours of a predominantly mesenchymal and malignant nature (malignant lymphoma, mesothelioma and mixed mesodermal tumour). In the juvenile cases (n=11), malignant lymphoma and sarcoma were the commonest forms. In comparing tumour patterns in calves with those reported in adult cattle, it was apparent that tumours were less common in the former (6 versus 60 per 100000) and that, with the exception of malignant lymphoma, the types of tumour differed. Carcinomas, which were virtually absent in calves, predominated in adults, probably due to the longer exposure of older animals to carcinogenic factors. In comparing tumour patterns in calves with those reported in pigs and children, it was clear that calf cases were mainly sporadic, with the notable exception of malignant lymphoma in twins. In young pigs, however, several types of tumour (some hereditary) were reported on a single farm as multiple cases. In children, tumours occurred more frequently than in calves, and many neoplasms in both children and calves could be regarded as embryonic tumours or hamartomas. Little is known about the pathogenetic pathways of tumours in calves, with the exception of congenital neuro-fibromatosis (hereditary) and possibly of mesotheliomatosis (due to asbestos). Modern methods of analysing chromosomal and gene aberrations may be helpful in clarifying the pathogenesis of congenital tumours.
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- W Misdorp
- Stadionkade 75 III, 1076 BJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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An unusual malignant mesenchymal tumor arising in the liver of a 2-year-old cat is described. Histologically, the tumor showed considerable variation in growth pattern, cellularity, and cell types. Phenotypical diversity was confirmed by immunohistochemistry, showing expression of desmin, vimentin, S-100, and neuron-specific enolase in various areas of the tumor. On the basis of histopathology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and gross morphology, the tumor was classified as botryoid-type embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Differential diagnosis included so-called undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma of the liver, a rare tumor of the pediatric age group in humans. Problems of tumor heterogeneity and differentiation in mesenchymal tumors are discussed.
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- G Minkus
- Institute of Pathology, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Germering, Germany
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Whyte A, Ockleford CD, Byrne S, Hubbard A, Woolley ST. Leucocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression in porcine histiocytic leiomyofibrosarcoma. J Comp Pathol 1996; 115:429-40. [PMID: 9004083 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9975(96)80076-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A histiocytic sarcoma was present at birth in a pig. On the basis of ultra-structure and structural-protein composition (presence of alpha-smooth-muscle actin but not keratin), the sarcoma component was identified as a leiomyofibrosarcoma. Lipid-laden macrophages (histiocytes), which permeated the tumour in an apparently random fashion, were somewhat atypical in that they were negative for some macrophage markers; they gave a reaction, however, for CDw14. Despite its aggressive metastatic capacity, this tumour occurred almost exclusively in the subcutis, dermis and skeletal muscle. The tumour was extensively vascularized with many small capillaries which did not express E-selectin (CD69E), MHC class II or the L-selectin (CD69L) ligand, markers characteristic of inflamed (activated) endothelial cells in pig skin. Significant numbers of the histiocytes were positive for the integrins CD18 and VLA-4 (CD49d), indicating involvement of integrin pathways in the spread or growth, or both, of the leiomyofibrosarcoma. Most of the fibrous sarcoma cells also had extensive reactivity with an antibody to the standard variant form of CD44 (CD44s).
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- A Whyte
- Department of Immunology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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Juvenile rhabdomyosarcomas were diagnosed in two young dogs based on the results of histopathology, phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain, immunohistochemistry, and the age of the dogs. One dog, an 11-month-old Rottweiler, had tumor masses in the maxillary gingiva and the urinary bladder. Histologically, the gingival mass was an alveolar type of rhabdomyosarcoma and the urinary bladder mass was an embryonal type. The other dog, a 1.5-year-old Basset Hound, had an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma involving the oropharynx and the temporal muscles, with metastasis to the regional lymph node and lungs.
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- D Y Kim
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA
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Martín de las Mulas J, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Carrasco L, van Niel M, Fernández A. Immunohistochemical distribution pattern of intermediate filament proteins in 50 feline neoplasms. Vet Pathol 1995; 32:692-701. [PMID: 8592805 DOI: 10.1177/030098589503200611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Twenty-eight epithelial and 22 nonepithelial feline tumors were studied immunohistochemically. Epithelial tumors were 10 squamous cell carcinomas, two basal cell tumors, two sebaceous gland carcinomas, three apocrine gland carcinomas, three thyroid papillary carcinomas, one thyroid solid carcinoma, one renal clear cell carcinoma, one renal papillary carcinoma, one endometrial carcinoma, and four lung bronchioloalveolar carcinomas. Nonepithelial tumors were 10 fibrosarcomas, one liposarcoma, one leiomyosarcoma, one rhabdomyosarcoma, one hemangiosarcoma, two mast cell tumors, one osteosarcoma, three melanomas, and two lymphomas. Commercially available antibodies directed against high- and low-molecular-weight keratins (keratin, RCK-102, NCL-5D3), vimentin, desmin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and neurofilament intermediate filament (IF) proteins were used in the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex technique on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor tissue samples. All epithelial tumors except the endometrial carcinoma expressed some type of keratin protein. Squamous cell carcinomas expressed high-molecular-weight keratins exclusively. Coexpression of high- and low-molecular-weight keratins was observed in one basal cell tumor, sebaceous and apocrine adenocarcinomas, and thyroid, renal, and lung carcinomas. In addition to keratins, vimentin immunoreactivity was found in all basal cell tumors, all sebaceous gland, thyroid papillary, renal, and lung adenocarcinomas, and one of the apocrine gland adenocarcinomas. Immunoreactivity with GFAP antibody was found in one basal cell tumor and one sebaceous gland adenocarcinoma. The endometrial carcinoma did not react with any of the antibodies applied. Nonepithelial tumors analyzed expressed either vimentin (fibrosarcomas, liposarcoma, haemangiosarcoma, mast cell tumors, osteosarcomas, melanomas) or vimentin and desmin (leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, one fibrosarcoma) IF proteins exclusively. Lymphomas did not react with any of the antibodies employed. These findings indicate that IF proteins antibodies can be included in diagnostic panels of antibodies for immunocharacterization of feline tumors. In addition, they can be used as a basis for the diagnoses of poorly differentiated or undifferentiated feline neoplasms.
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- J Martín de las Mulas
- Department of Comparative Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Córdoba, Spain
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