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KMID : 0359320090490010067
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2009 Volume.49 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.71
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Nasal adenocarcinoma in a dog
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Kim Jae-Hoon
Jeon Jae-Nam
Kim Jae-Hoon
Jung Ji-YouI
Woo Gae-Hyeong
Kim Jae-Hoon
Jo Suk-Hee
Yoon Jeong-Sik
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Abstract
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A 10-year old female Yorkshire terrier with nasal discharge and swelling was referred to the local animal hospital. Abnormal mass of right nasal cavity was detected in physical examination and radiography. According to the radiographs of the head, there was an evidence of bony destruction in right nose. Oronasal fistula was detected in right maxillary canine teeth. After surgical excision, the sample of nasal mass was refereed to Pathology Department of Veterinary Medicine in Jeju National University. Grossly, the enlarged mass was soft and 3 × 3 cm in size. Histopathologically, the neoplastic mass was composed of tubular to tubulopapillary structures which were lined by single to 6~7 layers of cuboidal to ciliated columnar cells. These neoplastic cells showed invasive tendency to adjacent normal parenchyma. They had uniform, round to oval nuclei, cytoplasm with small vacuoles and indistinct cellular margin. The number of mitotic figures was varied in different areas, ranged from 0 to 4 per high power field. Necrotic foci and infiltration of inflammatory cells including neutrophils, lymphocytes, and plasma cells also presented in the mass. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells demonstrated strong positive reaction for cytokeratin (CK) 18 but were negative for CK 7 and 8. Based on the gross, histopathology and immunohistochemistry, this mass was diagnosed as nasal adenocarcinoma originated from respiratory epithelium.
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KEYWORD
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adenocarcinoma, canine, cytokeratin, immunohistochemistry, nasal cavity
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