Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare mammary gland granular cell tumor case report
By D. Dimov et al.·Published in Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine·2019·University of Forestry,Sofia, Bulgaria, BG·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: First report of canine mammary gland granular cell tumour: case description and review of the literature
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old female Pitbull was brought in for a non-painful lump in her mammary gland, which was initially thought to be a harmless growth. After surgery to remove the lump, tests revealed it was a rare type of tumor called a granular cell tumor. This case is significant because it is the first documented instance of this tumor in a dog's mammary gland. The dog recovered well after the surgery, and the lump was successfully removed.
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Abstract
The case of a 5-year-old intact female Pitbull Terrier with a granular cell tumour (GCT) of the mammary gland is presented. The dog was admitted for surgical removal of a non-painful lump assumed to be a fibroadenoma. Histological and immunohistochemical findings leading to the diagnosis consisted of polygonal tumour cells with well-defined cell borders and granular cytoplasm, staining positively with neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and protein S100 and negatively for cytokeratin AE1-AE3. Some important points in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to this uncommon neoplasm are discussed. To our best knowledge this is the first case of such tumour in the mammary gland described in the veterinary literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.15547/bjvm.2111