title: Peripheral neuroblastoma in a dog.
abstract: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors are composed of primitive neuroepithelial cells and include tumors of the central and peripheral nervous system. Neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and retinoblastoma are examples of these rare malignant tumors that usually occur in young patients. This report describes a peripheral neuroblastoma in a 2 year old Boxer that presented with signs of renal disease and a palpable abdominal mass. The purpose of this paper is to describe the clinical presentation, imaging and immunohistological studies of this abdominal tumor in a young dog and to review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Galbreath
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dubielzig
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: MacEwen
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins / Q000032:analysis; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016708:Synaptophysin / Q000032:analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins; D016708:Synaptophysin; D014746:Vimentin