title: Cytologic features of testicular tumours in dog.
abstract: In this paper, we report on our experience of cytology of fine needle biopsies performed on 92 dogs with testicular tumours during the period from 1998 to 2002. Cytological diagnosis was consistent with seminoma in 20 cases, sertolioma in 16 cases, Leydig cell tumours in 50 cases and mastocytoma in one case. Five cases could not be diagnosed by cytology. Cytological observations were confirmed after surgery by histopathological examination in 87 cases. Cytology provided a sensitivity of 95% for seminoma, 88% for sertolioma and 96% for Leydig cell tumours. The specificity was 100% for all three tumour types. In our experience cytology of fine needle aspirations of testicular tumours is a very reliable technique.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria S. Antonio, via Montale 2, Salò (BS), Italy. veterinaria@biodiv.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masserdotti
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Lorenzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tranquillo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D034801:Mastocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018239:Seminoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*