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Metastatic extra-adrenal sympathetic paraganglioma in a horse.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20153870     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Post-mortem examination was performed on a horse that died after exhibiting signs of colic. Gross findings included haemoperitoneum and a large round encapsulated mass located in the sublumbar area cranial to the left kidney. On sectioning the mass was solid red to brown and small nodules of similar tissue were noted at the periphery of the mass. The spleen was firm and three nodules were found in one thyroid gland. Microscopically, the abdominal mass, adjacent nodules, the spleen and one thyroid nodule consisted of clusters and cords of round to oval neoplastic cells, separated by a fine collagen and reticulin fibre network. Immunohistochemically, tumour cells expressed chromogranin A, synaptophysin and neuron-specific enolase, but did not express cytokeratin. The findings were consistent with a metastatic extra-adrenal sympathetic paraganglioma.
Authors:
N Herbach; W Breuer; W Hermanns
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-02-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of comparative pathology     Volume:  143     ISSN:  1532-3129     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Comp. Pathol.     Publication Date:    2010 Aug-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-20     Completed Date:  2010-12-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0102444     Medline TA:  J Comp Pathol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  199-202     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. n.herbach@lmu.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / pathology,  veterinary*
Chromogranin A / metabolism
Fatal Outcome
Horse Diseases / metabolism,  pathology*
Horses
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / metabolism,  secondary,  veterinary*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / metabolism,  secondary,  veterinary*
Synaptophysin / metabolism
Thyroid Gland / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / metabolism,  pathology,  veterinary*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chromogranin A; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Synaptophysin

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