Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog had fatty and cartilage lump near mammary gland removed
By Asproni, Pietro et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2012·Department of Animal Pathology, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A mammary gland chondrolipoma in the dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female dog was brought in for surgery to remove a mass near her left mammary gland. The mass was found to be a chondrolipoma, which is a type of tumor made up of fat and cartilage cells. After the surgery, the mass was examined under a microscope to confirm the diagnosis. The dog recovered well after the procedure, and there were no signs of complications.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old intact female dog was submitted to surgery to remove a well-circumscribed mass located near the left inguinal mammary gland. At histological examination, the mass was unencapsulated and composed by lobules of fat cells and scattered isles of cartilaginous tissue. Chondroblasts and chondrocytes showed moderate signs of atypia and often were located singularly or in small clusters within the stroma of the neoplasm. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that cells were vimentin and S-100 positive, whereas no immunoreactivity was showed for cytokeratin, cytokeratin 5/6, cytokeratin 14, and P63. A diagnosis of chondrolipoma was made based on microscopic findings.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22914825/