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KMID : 1094020150320060508
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2015 Volume.32 No. 6 p.508 ~ p.510
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Cervical Paraganglioma originated from Lingual Vein in a Boston Terrier Dog
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Jang Hyo-Mi
Lee Hee-Chun
Choi Eul-Soo
Jung Dong-In
Sur Jung-Hyang
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Abstract
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A 7-year-old castrated male Boston terrier dog was referred due to dyspnea and unilateral cervical mass. On physical examination, mass on left submandibular region was palpated. CT findings revealed this case could bethe tumor originated from left lingual vein. The client refused further treatment and the patient expired because ofrespiratory failure 10 days after presentation. On necropsy, a well-defined firm mass which located in the left sideof larynx was detected. Histopathological findings for the mass indicated polygonal tumor cells arranged in nest andseparated by fibrovascular septa. We performed immunohistochemisry to evaluate of chromogranin A and tumor cellsshowed positive immunoreactivity for chromogranin A. Based on computed tomography (CT), histopathological andimmunohistochemical findings, this case was definitely diagnosed to paraganglioma of the body on the lingual vein. This report describes the clinical findings, CT imaging characteristics, histopathologic and immunohistochemical featuresof paraganglioma arised from lingual vein in a dog.
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KEYWORD
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dog, computed tomography, immunohistochemistry, paraganglioma, chemodectoma.
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