title: A malar granular cell tumor in a djungarian hamster.
abstract: 'Granular cell' tumor observed in the malar subcutis of a Djungarian hamster was examined to determine its cellular origin. Histologically, the tumor consisted of a solid growth of oval or spindle-shaped large cells with abundant cytoplasm filled with eosinophilic granules that were periodic acid-Schiff-positive and diastase-resistant. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive to anti-vimentin and anti-desmin antibodies and a few cells showed positivity to anti-actin antibody as well. They did not react to myoglobin, S-100 protein, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Electron microscopic studies revealed that the tumor cells had pinocytotic vesicles, dense plaque and microfilaments. The first granular cell variant of myogenic tumor reported here in Djungarian hamsters was differentiated from granular cell tumor of Schwann cell origin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan. t-sato@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shirai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015050:Zygoma