Gastric Neoplasia in Horses     

S.D. Taylor  G.J. Haldorson  B. Vaughan  N. Pusterla 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2009,23(5):1097-1102

Background: Gastric neoplasia of horses is incompletely described.
Objective: Provide history, clinical signs, and clinicopathological and pathological findings associated with gastric neoplasia in horses.
Animals: Twenty-four horses with gastric neoplasia.
Methods: Retrospective study. History, clinical signs, and clinicopathological and pathologic findings in horses diagnosed histologically with gastric neoplasia were reviewed.
Results: Horses ranged in age from 9 to 25 years (median 18 years at presentation). There was no apparent breed or sex predisposition. The most common presenting complaints were inappetance (17/24), weight loss (14/24), lethargy (7/24), hypersalivation (7/24), colic (5/24), and fever (5/24). The most consistent clinical signs were tachypnea (10/19), decreased borborygmi (8/19), and low body weight (7/17). Useful diagnostic tests included rectal examination, routine blood analysis, gastroscopy, abdominocentesis, and transabdominal ultrasound examination. Anemia was the most common hematologic abnormality encountered (7/19), and hypercalcemia of malignancy was seen in 4/16 horses. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common tumor identified (19/24), and was most often (14/19) found as a single ulcerated, necrotic mass in the nonglandular portion of the stomach. Other gastric neoplasms encountered were leiomyoma (n=2), mesothelioma (n=1), adenocarcinoma (n=1), and lymphoma (n=1). Metastatic neoplasia was found in 18/23 horses. The median time from onset of clinical signs to death was 4 weeks, and all horses died or were euthanized because of gastric neoplasia.
Conclusions: Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common primary gastric neoplasia in horses. The survival time after diagnosis of gastric neoplasia in horses is short.  相似文献   

原发性胆囊癌的早期诊断及处理原则     

纪任  倪勇  王成友  韩庆  张敏杰 《湛江医学院学报》2009,27(5):504-506

目的探讨原发性胆囊癌的早期诊断及处理原则。方法对我院2001年7月至2008年7月年间收治的36例原发性胆囊癌患者的临床资料及手术治疗情况进行回顾性分析。结果胆囊结石与胆囊癌的发病之间有着密切的关系,80.6%（29/36）胆囊癌患者合并有胆囊结石;首发症状以腹痛最为常见,共19例（52.8%）,其次为黄疸14例（38.9%）。B超、CT及MR诊断准确率分别为52.9%、57.1%及52.9%;36例均行手术治疗,术前确诊率仅为58.3%（21/36）。结论原发性胆囊癌早期诊断非常困难,CT诊断准确率较高。提高对原发性胆囊癌发病的认识,加强对高危人群的定期监测随访,联合运用B超和CT检查有助于本病的早期诊断,改善预后。  相似文献   

The use of quantitative PCR to detect Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 DNA from a high proportion of queens and their kittens     

《Veterinary microbiology》2015,175(2-4):211-217

Squamous cell carcinomas are common feline skin cancers that have been associated with infection with Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 (FcaPV-2). Currently, little is known about the epidemiology of FcaPV-2 infection. The aim of this study was to develop a real-time PCR assay to quantify FcaPV-2 DNA in plucked hairs and skin swabs from 11 healthy breeding queens and their kittens. Samples were taken prior to kittening and then 2, 7 and 28 days after kittening to determine the age at which the kittens were first exposed to the virus. FcaPV-2 DNA was amplified from all of the queens and from 91% of the kittens at 2 days of age. There was a wide range in the quantity of FcaPV-2 DNA detected, from 1 to 92,520 copies per swab, and from 0.01 to 234 copies per copy of reference gene DNA in the hair plucks. The quantity of FcaPV-2 DNA detected in samples collected from the kittens was strongly correlated to that of their respective queens and the mean viral DNA load was similar for cats within a household but varied significantly between households. This is the first time that quantitative PCR has been used to detect FcaPV-2 DNA and the results suggest that the virus is ubiquitous but there is a wide variation of viral DNA loads. Kittens appear to be exposed to FcaPV-2 early in life, presumably from direct contact with their queen. These results are important when determining if FcaPV-2 infection of cats is preventable.  相似文献   

A case of primary choroidal malignant melanoma in a cat          下载免费PDF全文

Aurélie Bourguet  Virginie Piccicuto  Elise Donzel  Marine Carlus  Sabine Chahory 《Veterinary ophthalmology》2015,18(4):345-349

This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis, histological lesions, and prognosis of a primary choroidal malignant melanoma in a 15‐year‐old cat. The animal was presented for unilateral blindness. On ocular examination, a raised pigmented mass protruding from the posterior pole into the vitreous body was observed by diffuse transillumination and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Ocular ultrasound and computer tomography (CT) scan confirmed localization of the tumor to the posterior segment. The diagnosis of primary choroidal melanoma was confirmed by histopathology after enucleation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a feline malignant melanoma with a primary choroidal localization without iris involvement.  相似文献   

Metastatic cancer of unknown primary in 21 dogs          下载免费PDF全文

F. Rossi  L. Aresu  M. Vignoli  P. Buracco  G. Bettini  S. Ferro  F. Gattino  F. Ghiani  R. Costantino  L. Ressel  E. Bellei  L. Marconato 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2015,13(1):11-19

The aim of this retrospective study was to describe clinical features, treatment and outcome of 21 dogs with metastatic cancer of unknown primary (MCUP), a biopsy‐proven malignancy being diagnosed at a metastatic stage, in which the anatomical origin of the primary tumour cannot be detected. All dogs underwent total‐body computed tomography. Signalment, type and duration of clinical signs, metastasis site, pathology results, treatment and outcome were recorded. Carcinoma was the most common diagnosis (57.1%), followed by sarcoma, melanoma and mast cell tumour. The median number of disease sites per dog was 2, with bones, lymph nodes, lungs and spleen being the most frequent metastatic locations. The median survival for all dogs was 30 days. Overall, a primary site was not identified in 20 (95.2%) dogs. MCUP encompasses a variety of different pathologic entities and harbours a poor prognosis.  相似文献   

Alimentary squamous cell carcinoma in psittacines: 12 cases and review of the literature     

Viviana Gonzalez-Astudillo  Asl&#x; Mete  Mauricio A. Navarro  Francisco A. Uzal  Javier Asin 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2021,33(5):906

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Subependymal Reaction Secondary to Choroid Plexus Papilloma in a Horse     

Paulo Ricardo Dell'Armelina Rocha  Andrea Bertuglia  Elena Biasibetti  Michela Bullone  Alfonso Rosamilia  Loretta Masoero  Maria Teresa Capucchio 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》2014

Choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) is a rare, benign, intracranial neoplasm. The present report described a choroid plexus papilloma of the fourth ventricle with unusual proliferative reaction of ependymal/subependymal cells in a stallion. A single, soft neoformation, red-gray in color, with an irregular surface, resembling a cauliflower, expanding from the fourth ventricle to the cerebellar peduncles was observed. Microscopically, the neoformation was composed of a single layer of simple cuboidal to columnar epithelium with a well-vascularized papillary-arboriform pattern. Multifocal subependymal aggregates forming rosettes were observed near the mesencephalic aqueduct (MA). Glial-fibrillary-acidic-protein (GFAP) was markedly positive only in the neuropil adjacent to the proliferative areas of the MA. Ependymal/subependymal reactions secondary to CPP have never been described in equine or human neuropathology. The capabilities of ependymal cells to regenerate and eventually proliferate are controversial and unclear and, thus, require additional investigation to understand the adaptive mechanisms of this rare pathogenic condition.  相似文献   

AP-1-Mediated Expression of Brain-Specific Class IVa β-Tubulin in P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells     

Yuka MARUYAMA  Kazuhiko ARAHARA  Emi KINOSHITA  Katsuhiko ARAI 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2014,76(12):1609-1615

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Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Characterized by Abundant Stromal Components with Chondroid and Osseous Metaplasia in a Dog     

Ryosuke KOBAYASHI  Naoaki YAMADA  Takashi KITAMORI  Fumiyo KITAMORI  Kazunari SATO  Takuya DOI  Yumi WAKO  Junko SATO  Minoru TSUCHITANI 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2014,76(8):1161-1164

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Prevalence of ophthalmic disease in blue‐eyed horses     

B. E. Bergstrom  A. L. Labelle  M. E. Pryde  R. E. Hamor  K. E. Myrna 《Equine Veterinary Education》2014,26(8):438-440

A perception exists amongst referring veterinarians and the lay public that blue‐eyed horses have increased frequency of ocular disease. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the prevalence of ocular disease in horses with blue or heterochromic eyes relative to those with brown eyes. The medical records of horses presenting to either the Comparative Ophthalmology services or Equine Medicine/Surgery services at 2 institutions were reviewed. Signalment, ocular and nonocular diagnoses were recorded. Ocular disease was divided into 4 categories: adnexa, cornea, intraocular/orbit and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Owners were contacted by telephone to confirm iris colour. Chi‐square analysis was used to compare group proportions. A total of 164 eyes of horses with ocular disease and 212 eyes of horses without ocular disease were included. Blue eyes were equally common in the ocular disease and nonocular disease groups (P = 0.265). There was no significant difference in the proportion of blue‐ and brown‐eyed horses when comparing the adnexal and corneal (P = 0.548), corneal and intraocular/orbit (P = 0.379) and adnexal and intraocular/orbit (P = 0.843) categories. A significant difference was detected in the proportion of blue‐eyed horses between the adnexal (P = 0.000), corneal (P = 0.033), intraocular/orbital (P = 0.000) and SCC categories, with a higher proportion of blue‐eyed horses in the SCC than in the other 3 groups. Horses with blue or heterochromic irides are more likely to develop ocular SCC than horses with brown irides, but are not more likely to have adnexal, corneal or intraocular/orbital disease or to be presented for evaluation of ophthalmic disease. Veterinarians should consider the results of this study when answering questions from the lay public regarding the predisposition of blue‐eyed horses to ocular disease.  相似文献