Glomus tumor in a dog.
A mass of glomus tumor was found on the skin of the right foreleg of a ten-year old male mongrel dog. Histologically the mass contained some vasculatures and sheet-like proliferation of epithelioid tumor cells. Some blood vessels were rimmed by the tumor cells, which had a round to ovoid nucleus and plump eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, smooth muscle actin and vimentin were demonstrated in the tumor cells. By electron microscopic examination, actin-like filaments with dense bodies were observed in the cytoplasm of the tumor cells. This is the first case report of a canine glomus tumor.
Shinya
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Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan.
Uchida
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Nomura
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Ozaki
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Narama
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Umemura
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D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin