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Neves TA, Dos Santos WLA, Duarte MM, Neves CA, Batista JS, da Silva Teófilo T, Dos Santos Rebouças L, Lima AKF, Dias FEF, Arrivabene M, Cavalcante TV. Bilateral testicular myxosarcoma in a cryptorchid dog. Res Vet Sci 2024; 174:105308. [PMID: 38788298 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105308] [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: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Myxosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of soft tissues originating from fibroblasts. This report describes a case of bilateral myxosarcoma in a three-year-old cryptorchid dog. The animal was referred to the veterinary clinic because of the absence of testicles in the scrotum. Ultrasonography revealed two masses in the abdominal cavity with testicular echotexture. Exploratory laparotomy revealed the presence of cryptorchid testicles, and orchiectomy was recommended to treat the animal. Testicles were gray and reddish in color and enlarged with firm consistency. For histopathological analysis, testis fragments were fixed in 10% formalin and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Alcian blue. Immunohistochemistry was performed using the following primary antibodies:1A4, HHF35, desmin, glial fibrillary acidic protein, CD31, S-100, vimentin, and Ki-67. Histopathological evaluation revealed the proliferation of fusiform and round cells associated with extensive areas of myxoid matrix. Neoplasms featured multinucleated giant cells, pleomorphism, karyomegaly, nuclear hyperchromasia, anisokaryosis, mitoses, and necrosis, with coarse chromatin and prominent nucleoli. Immunohistochemical analysis of vimentin- and the Alcian blue-positive cells confirmed the diagnosis of myxosarcoma. A high mitotic count and Ki-67 proliferative index suggests this myxosarcoma had a high degree of malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of bilateral testicular myxosarcoma in a cryptorchid animal.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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- Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal Rural University of the Semiarid, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal Rural University of the Semiarid, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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- Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal Rural University of the Semiarid, Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Northern Tocantins, Araguína, Tocantins, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Northern Tocantins, Araguína, Tocantins, Brazil
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- Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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Rabelo AA, Maranhão RPA, de Miranda ALS, Ocarino NM, Amaral CI, Paes PRO, Monteiro NCC, Fantini P. Metastatic cutaneous myxosarcoma in an adult horse. Vet Clin Pathol 2024; 53:116-121. [PMID: 38433106 DOI: 10.1111/vcp.13329] [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: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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A 25-year-old mixed-breed equine with separate nodular cutaneous lesions in the right thoracic limb (RTL) and right ventral abdominal region was admitted to a Veterinary Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was performed on the RTL lesion and superficial cervical lymph node, and the results were suggestive of a malignant neoplasm known as myxosarcoma. Due to the unfavorable prognosis, the animal was euthanized. Based on the macroscopic and microscopic findings, the diagnosis of metastatic cutaneous myxosarcoma was confirmed. Although rare, this tumor should be considered as a differential diagnosis for cutaneous neoplasms in this species.
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- Andreza A Rabelo
- Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Townsend KS, Johnson PJ, Kuroki K. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with heterotopic ossification, lymphovascular invasion, and nodal and pulmonary metastases in a 23-year-old Morgan gelding. THE CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL = LA REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 2023; 64:627-632. [PMID: 37397690 PMCID: PMC10286139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck occurs in the skin or squamous epithelial lining tissues of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and sinonasal tract. Although it is a common tumor in horses, distant metastatic spread to the lung is rare. This report describes a case of metastatic pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma in a 23-year-old Morgan gelding. The clinical signs displayed by this gelding in some ways mimicked the typical presentation of equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis or thoracic lymphoma. The postmortem diagnosis in this case was head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, but a primary site of origin could not be ascertained. Cancer-associated heterotopic ossification (HO) was also identified in this case; this is an exceedingly rare finding with equine pulmonary neoplasia. Key clinical message: Careful physical examination should be undertaken in all horses presenting with clinical signs of intrathoracic disease. Clinical and radiographic abnormalities in this case of pulmonary metastatic disease resembled some of those associated with interstitial pneumonia. Rarely encountered in domestic animal species, there has been only 1 previous report of HO in a case of oronasal carcinoma in a horse.
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- Kile S Townsend
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, 900 East Campus Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Townsend, Johnson); Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, 1600 East Rollins, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Kuroki)
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- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, 900 East Campus Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Townsend, Johnson); Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, 1600 East Rollins, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Kuroki)
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- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, 900 East Campus Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Townsend, Johnson); Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, 1600 East Rollins, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA (Kuroki)
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Madere BC, Dedeaux A, Negrao Watanabe TT, Wakamatsu N, Gaschen L, Bennett R, Lara D, Boudreaux B. Myxosarcoma Associated with the Kidney in a Cat: Case Report. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2020; 56:e56202. [PMID: 31961219 DOI: 10.5326/jaaha-ms-6863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A 12 yr old spayed female domestic shorthair with a history of lethargy, anorexia, and a pendulous abdomen was referred after a cranial abdominal mass was palpated on physical examination. Thoracic radiographs and an abdominal ultrasound revealed a mass associated with the kidney and moderate hemoperitoneum. Exploratory laparotomy revealed abdominal hemorrhage originating from a right renal mass that was adhered to the caudal vena cava. Following a right nephrectomy, histopathology diagnosed the mass as a perirenal/renal myxosarcoma. Based upon thoracic radiographs and abdominal ultrasound, the patient remains disease free at 14 mo postoperatively.
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- Brittany Champagne Madere
- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (B.C.M., A.D., L.G., R.B., D.L., B.B.), and Department of Pathobiological Sciences (T.T.N.W., N.W.), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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