Granulosa cell tumor in a sow
2008
Kim, H.S. (Cheju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea) | Kang, S.C. (Chemon Inc., Yongin, Republic of Korea) | Jung, J.Y. (Cheju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea) | Kim, H.S. (Happy Farm, Gunsan, Republic of Korea) | Kim, D.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Kim, J.H. (Cheju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea), E-mail: kimjhoon@cheju.ac.kr
A two-year-old mixed breed sow was requested to the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory of Cheju National University with a clinical signs of severe abdominal pain and sudden death. Grossly, there was severe hemorrhage in abdominal cavity. Most of internal parenchymas and subcutaneous muscle showed severe pale discoloration. Both ovaries were enlarged with oval to round protruding multilobular masses and dark red in color. And they were firm and contained multiple small cysts in their cut surface. Histopathologically, numerous neoplastic granulosa cells had spherical-to-oval, hyperchromatic nuclei and scant eosinophilic cytoplasms were distributed with follicular pattern in ovarian masses. And the typical Call-Exner bodies, distinctive microcanityies, were observed in the center of small neoplastic follicles. Based on the gross and histopathologic findings, this case was diagnosed as granulosa cell tumor. In our best knowledge, this is believed to be the first report of granulosa cell tumor in a sow in Korea.
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