title: Primary localized nodular cutaneous amyloidosis in a male neutered Golden Retriever.
abstract: Cutaneous amyloidosis occurs as primary localized form or secondary to systemic amyloidosis. In dogs, cutaneous amyloidosis is reported in association with localized plasma cell proliferation or cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytoma. Primary cutaneous amyloidosis is a very rare condition in dogs. There is paucity of information and published report on primary nodular cutaneous amyloidosis in dogs. This report describes a case of primary nodular cutaneous amyloidosis for the first time in a male Golden Retriever.
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Tifton 31793, USA. mwoldem@uga.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woldemeskel
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*