A Leydig Cell Tumour in a Cat : Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings
Joint Authors
Asproni, Pietro
Lorenzi, Davide
Poli, Alessandro
Millanta, Francesca
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 13-year-old intact male cat was submitted to castration after the finding of the enlargement of the right testis during the clinical visit.
Macroscopically, a nodule of 2 cm of diameter was observed on the cut surface of the enlarged testis.
Histologically, the nodule was composed by polyhedral to elongated cells with a large, eosinophilic, and vacuolated cytoplasm and small, round, and dark nuclei.
These cells were arranged in acinar structures and solid sheets.
The tumour was diagnosed as a Leydig cell tumour.
Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that neoplastic cells were vimentin, calretinin, and melan-A positive, whereas a lack of immunoreactivity to cytokeratins confirmed the diagnosis.
To our knowledge, this is the first description of a feline Leydig cells tumour without any concurrent testicular neoplasm or in a nonretained testis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asproni, Pietro& Millanta, Francesca& Lorenzi, Davide& Poli, Alessandro. 2013. A Leydig Cell Tumour in a Cat : Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asproni, Pietro…[et al.]. A Leydig Cell Tumour in a Cat : Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Asproni, Pietro& Millanta, Francesca& Lorenzi, Davide& Poli, Alessandro. A Leydig Cell Tumour in a Cat : Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489106
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489106