title: Oligoastrocytoma of the brain in a hooded crane (Grus monacha).
abstract: A cerebral tumor was identified at necropsy in a mature female hooded crane (Grus monacha). On gross examination, the cut surface of the tumor revealed a soft gelatinous mass. On histologic examination, the tumor was mainly composed of 2 discrete components that resembled oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma. Both components had anaplastic changes, such as pleomorphism, high proliferative activity, microvascular proliferation, and necrosis. The oligodendrogliomatous component showed a honeycomb appearance formed by the accumulation of variably sized neoplastic cells with perinuclear halos and central nuclei. The astrogliomatous component consisted of remarkably pleomorphic cells, including bizarre giant cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the oligodendrogliomatous component cells were partially immunoreactive for vimentin and myelin basic protein, and the astrogliomatous component cells were immunoreactive for vimentin, S-100, and glial fibrillary acidic protein. Based on these findings, the tumor was diagnosed as an oligoastrocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Koorimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female