Immunohistochemistry characterization of a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma mixed subtype in cat

Authors

  • Diogo S. Zanoni Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Department of Veterinary Clinic, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Author
  • Luis G. Rivera-Calderón Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil Author
  • Germana A. da Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. Author
  • Renée Laufer-Amorim Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Department of Veterinary Clinic, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v10i1p32-37

Keywords:

feline, lung, immunohistochemistry, neoplasia

Abstract

A 12 year-old mixed breed female cat was present with signs of dyspnea, cyanosis and drooling, followed by sudden death. At necropsy we observed nodules measuring 0.5 x 0.5 to 2.0 x 2.0 cm in the pulmonary parenchyma showed multifocal atelectasis associated with discrete emphysema. The histopathological examination of lung masses revealed neoplastic epithelial cells compatible with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC). The immunohistochemical analysis of tumor cells showed positive labeling for pan-Cytokeratin, CK 7, CK 20 and TTF-1. According to macroscopic features, as well as histological and immunohistochemical findings, this tumor was diagnostic as BAC mixed subtype.

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Published

2017-03-30

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2017): BJVP

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Zanoni, D. S., Rivera-Calderón, L. G., Silva, G. A. da, & Laufer-Amorim, R. (2017). Immunohistochemistry characterization of a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma mixed subtype in cat. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 10(1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v10i1p32-37