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Canine Lingual Granular Cell Myoblastoma: A Case Report

Journal:
American Journal of Veterinary Research
Year:
1974
Authors:
Giles, Ralph C. et al.
Affiliation:
From the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Division of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20012 (Giles, Cpt, VC, USA, and Montgomery, Maj, VC, USA); and the Wheaton Animal Hospital, Wheaton, MD 20902 (Izen). · United States
Species:
dog

Abstract

SUMMARY A granular cell myoblastoma was seen on the tongue of a 2½-year-old male Dachshund. Histologically, the tumor consisted of proliferation of small, compact nodules or nests of polyhedral-shaped cells separated by a delicate meshwork of reticulum fibers. The cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells had a strongly positive periodic acid-Schiff reaction for polysaccharides. Results in recent studies have indicated that granular cell myoblastoma of man is a tumor of Schwann's cell origin.

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Original publication: https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.1974.35.10.1357