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Thymic Epithelial Tumor with Heart Metastasis in a Horse
Joint Authors
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thymic malignancy is rare in horses.
Thymic epithelial tumor was diagnosed in an 18-year-old mare with invasion and metastasis to the pericardium and heart.
At necropsy, the cranial thoracic cavity was obliterated by a large mass located in the thymic region and the right atrium was also expanded and effaced by a similar mass.
Histologically, the neoplasm was composed of sheets of spindle cells with intraparenchymal Hassall's corpuscles and formation of pseudorosettes around blood vessels compatible with type A thymic epithelial tumor according to World Health Organization classification.
The neoplastic cells were diffusely immunoreactive for cytokeratin and negative for vimentin, S100, neuron specific enolase, glial fibrillar acidic protein, chromogranin A, synaptophysin, CD3 and CD79a markers.
To the authors' knowledge, cardiac invasion and distinct histological pattern of pseudorosette formation have not been described in equine thymic epithelial tumors previously.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shahriar, Farshid& Moore, Janet. 2010. Thymic Epithelial Tumor with Heart Metastasis in a Horse. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shahriar, Farshid& Moore, Janet. Thymic Epithelial Tumor with Heart Metastasis in a Horse. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468022
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shahriar, Farshid& Moore, Janet. Thymic Epithelial Tumor with Heart Metastasis in a Horse. Veterinary Medicine International. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468022
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468022