Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cytological diagnosis of mandibular salivary gland adenocarcinoma in a dog.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Militerno, G et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology · Italy
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A case of mandibular salivary gland adenocarcinoma in a 9-year-old female dog is described. Material collected by fine needle aspiration underwent cytological examination and after the diagnosis of salivary carcinoma the mass was surgically excised and then was processed for histological examination. The aim of this work is to describe the cytopathological features of this carcinoma and to emphasize the usefulness of fine needle aspiration technique, which is an effective, inexpensive and minimally invasive method of diagnosis that can be performed before incisional biopsy or even before surgical excision.
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