Pineocytoma in a lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis).
This report describes the first case of a pineocytoma in an 18-year-old female lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis). The tumour grossly appeared as a focal, non-infiltrative, yellow-tan, encapsulated mass occupying the normal anatomical location of the pineal gland. Microscopical, immunohistochemical and electron microscopical findings were consistent with a diagnosis of pineocytoma an entity not previously described in this member of the buffalo subgenus species.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZJ, UK. Jonathan.williams@liv.ac.uk
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000662:veterinary*; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000235:genetics*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008853:Microscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity