TITLE:
Uterine Liposarcoma in a German Shephard Dog
AUTHORS:
Vullo Cecilia, Russo Marco, Mariotti Francesca, England C. W. Gary, Catone Giuseppe
KEYWORDS:
Uterin Tumors; Liposarcoma; Immunohistochemistry; Dog
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
6,
2013
ABSTRACT: Uterine tumours
in the bitch are considered rare. The most common are leiomyomas representing
more than the 90% of all uterine canine tumours. Very few cases of uterine
malignant tumours have been described in the veterinary literature and uterine liposarcoma
had never discovered. Also in human medicine lipomatous tumours, whether benign
or malignant, are very rare in the uterus. These tumours may arise from the
misplacement of an embryonic progenitor cell, metaplasia of mature mesenchymal tissues
of other types, perivascular adipocytes or from traumatic displacement of adipocytes.
The authors describe a case of unilateral liposarcoma
in the uterus of a German Shepherd dog and its radiographic, ultrasonographic evaluation
and the histopathological appearance.