Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cardiac mesothelioma with granular cells in a Golden Retriever
By Brower, A et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2006·Department of Pathobiological Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine cardiac mesothelioma with granular cell morphology.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old Golden Retriever was brought to the vet with fluid buildup around the heart and abdomen. After tests, the dog was diagnosed with a rare type of heart tumor called cardiac mesothelioma with granular cell features. The vet performed surgery to remove the tumor and excess fluid, and four months later, the dog was doing well and showed no signs of fluid buildup. This case highlights a unique form of heart tumor in dogs and suggests that surgery can lead to a positive outcome.
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Abstract
Cardiac mesothelioma with granular cell features was diagnosed in a 10-year-old Golden Retriever presenting with pericardial and abdominal effusions. The diagnosis was based on gross, morphologic, and immunohistochemical features. The immunohistochemical profile of the neoplasm was pancytokeratin positive, vimentin positive, and S-100 negative; most gross and morphologic features were consistent with both mesothelioma and granular cell tumor. To the authors' knowledge, the prognosis for either primary cardiac mesothelioma or granular cell tumor in the dog is unknown. At 4 months after thoracotomy, pericardectomy, and mass excision, this dog was alive and without clinical evidence of pericardial or abdominal effusions. We describe a granular morphologic variant of cardiac mesothelioma in a dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16672591/