- 著者
- Hirotaka YANAGAWA Hitoshi HATAI Takahiro TAODA Hassadin BOONSRIROJ Kazunori KIMITSUKI Chun-Ho PARK Toshifumi OYAMADA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.14-0097, (Released:2014-03-26)
- 被引用文献数
- 1 9
An 11-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with signs of anorexia. Radiographic and ultrasound examination revealed a large mass in the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle. Upon gross inspection, a multilobulated tumor arising from the right atrial wall and occupying the right atrium was identified. Microscopical analysis demonstrated that this tumor consisted of neoplastic cells with granular cytoplasm, which were separated into nests by fine fibrovascular stroma, and was negative for Grimelius’s method. Immunohistochemical examinations revealed that the neoplastic cells expressed chromogranin A, synaptophysin and neuron specific enolase. Electron microscopy revealed that the cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells held secretory granules. Based on these pathological findings, the tumor was diagnosed as a paraganglioma. This report is a rare case of primary paraganglioma deriving from the right atrium and provides a detailed characterization of its morphological features.
- 著者
- Yasushi HARA Takahiro TESHIMA Takahiro TAODA Hirokazu ISHINO Yoshinori NEZU Yasuji HARADA Takuya YOGO Hiroyuki MASUDA Akira TERAMOTO Masahiro TAGAWA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.72, no.4, pp.397-404, 2010 (Released:2010-05-03)
- 参考文献数
- 53
- 被引用文献数
- 4 13
Postoperative changes in endocrinological status and serum chemistry during the 4 years after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) in 25 dogs with Cushing's disease were investigated in a prospective study. In all 25 dogs, Cushing's disease was diagnosed from resected pituitary tissues as a corticotroph adenoma in the anterior lobe of the pituitary. Prior to TSS, all 25 dogs showed hypercortisolemia. After TSS, the ACTH stimulation test showed continued low serum cortisol concentrations in 21 dogs (84%). In addition, the serum thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations decreased sequentially, while the serum T4 concentrations tended to increase due to the postoperative hormone substitution therapy utilized to avoid secondary hypothyroidism. In regard to serum chemistry, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total cholesterol are commonly increased in canine Cushing's disease. In this study, ALP, ALT and total cholesterol were increased in 23 cases (92%), 19 cases (76%) and 20 cases (80%), respectively. However, postoperatively, these concentrations gradually decreased. The postoperative serum concentrations of ALP at 1 year, that of ALT at six months to 2 years and that of total cholesterol over the course of the 4 years decreased significantly compared with the concentrations before TSS. These results show that TSS is an effective treatment for canine Cushing's disease and for long-term improvement of hypercortisolemia. Moreover, TSS is effective in improvement of hypercortisolism, such as increased concentrations of serum ALP, ALT and total cholesterol.