Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Gingival tumor called ameloblastic fibroma in a Golden Retriever dog
By Miles, C R et al.·Published in Veterinary pathology·2011·Department of Surgical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Maxillary ameloblastic fibroma in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever had a growth in her mouth that was causing concern. After a biopsy, the vet diagnosed it as an ameloblastic fibroma, a type of tumor. The dog underwent surgery to remove the mass completely. Fortunately, the surgery was successful, and the dog recovered well without any complications.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever was presented for evaluation of a rostral maxillary gingival mass. An en bloc resection was performed after histologic diagnosis of ameloblastic fibroma from an incisional biopsy specimen. Histologically, the tumor was composed of (1) poorly differentiated vimentin-positive mesenchymal cells that surrounded islands and (2) thin anastomosing trabeculae of odontogenic epithelium that variably coexpressed pancytokeratin and vimentin. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of ameloblastic fibroma in a dog. The clinical, radiographic, and histologic findings in this case are compared to those in other domestic animals and humans.
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