A case report and review: the gross, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of a carcinoma of ectopic thyroid in a dog.
Neoplasms of the canine thyroid gland represent 5-10% of heart base masses (Capen, 1978). Ectopic thyroid tissue is detected most commonly in the thorax, with 23-80% of all dogs having ectopic tissue at the base of the heart (Leav et al., 1976; Walsh & Diters, 1984). We describe here the gross and microscopic features of a rare ectopic thyroid carcinoma in a dog and the results of an immunohistochemical study of the tumour.
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Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootencnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, México, DF.
Rodríguez-Martínez
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Gutiérrez Díaz-Ceballos
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002828:Choristoma; D004285:Dogs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000032:analysis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
D013954:Thyroglobulin