Thymofibrolipoma in two dogs.
Thymolipomas are unusual benign neoplasms composed of mature adipose and thymic tissue that represent less than 10% of all thymic tumours in man. A thymofibrolipoma is a histological variant of thymolipoma in which there is an additional abundance of fibrous connective tissue. Thymolipoma has been reported previously in one dog and one cat, but thymofibrolipoma has never been described. This report documents the clinical and pathological features of two cases of canine thymofibrolipoma.
Morini
M
M
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Italy. maria.morini@unibo.it
Bettini
G
G
Diana
A
A
Spadari
A
A
Casadio Tozzi
A
A
Santi
M
M
Romagnoli
N
N
Scarpa
F
F
Mandrioli
L
L
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*