Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma of the canine mammary gland: histopathologic and immunohistochemical features

This report describes the morphological and immunohistochemical findings of a case of mammary gland pleomorphic lobular carcinoma occurring in the canine species. Histologically, it was characterized by the presence of tumor cells loosely dispersed in the stroma or arranged in a linear pattern showing relatively abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm with an eccentric nuclei. These morphological features, characteristic of pleomorphic mammary gland lobular carcinoma in woman, were not previously described in dogs.

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Main Authors: Cassali,G.D., Gärtner,F., Schmitt,F.C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 2002
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352002000600006
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