Ovarian Teratoma with a Formed Lens and Nonsuppurative Inflammation in an Old Dog

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yoko YAMAGUCHI²  Takayuki SUZUKI³  Shigehisa TSUMAGARI¹  Hisashi SHIBUYA²  Tsuneo SATO² 

[1] Department of Theriogenology, College of Bioresourse Sciences, Nihon University;Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Bioresourse Sciences, Nihon University;Bellvet Animal Hospital

关键词: canine;    ovary;    teratoma;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.66.861

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(25)Cited-By(6)A 9-year, 7-month-old female German shepherd weighing 26.6 kg was admitted to the hospital for pica and diarrhea. A large mass was found in the right ovary and removed, and cross section of the mass revealed a multilobular tumor consisting of several cystic cavities which contained tufts of dark hair in thick creamy-white sebaceous fluid. Histologically, the tumor consisted of adipose tissue, central nervous tissue, crystalline lens, cartilage and bone. In the central nervous tissue, lens and lesions like nonsuppurative inflammation comprizing of accumulation of glial cells and lymphocytic perivascular cuffing were observed. The tumor was diagnosed as a mature cystic teratoma.

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