Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Vascular leiomyoma tumor found in a miniature Schnauzer dog
By Katsuta, O et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·1998·Mitsubishi Chemical Safety Institute, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Vascular leiomyoma of the mesentery in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male miniature Schnauzer was found to have two large masses in his abdomen after he passed away. A closer look at these masses revealed they were made up of smooth muscle tumor cells mixed with blood vessels, leading to a diagnosis of vascular leiomyoma, a type of tumor that hasn't been reported in pets before. Unfortunately, since this case involved a necropsy (an examination after death), there was no treatment or recovery outcome to report.
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Abstract
A 4-year-old male, miniature Schnauzer dog showed two large masses in the mesentery at necropsy. Histological examination of both masses revealed plain smooth muscle tumour cells intermingled with thick-walled blood vessels. The bundles of tumour cells often extended from the periphery of the vessels. Mitotic figures were rare. From these findings, the tumour was diagnosed as a vascular leiomyoma (angiomyoma), previously unreported in animals. The term, vascular leiomyoma, was proposed to describe this tumour in order to avoid confusion with hamartomatous angiomyoma.
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