Pulmonary Myxoma in a Sheep

Pulmonary myxoma is an uncommon neoplasm. A pale tan, lobulated, and well-circumscribed mass was discovered at slaughter in the left lung of a 5-year-old sheep. Histologically, the tumor was composed of spindloid to stellate cells in a myxoid matrix. Neoplastic cells were immunohistochemically posit...

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Published in:Veterinary pathology 2009-05, Vol.46 (3), p.457-459
Main Authors: Ilhan, F., Yener, Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Female
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - veterinary
Myxoma - pathology
Myxoma - veterinary
Sheep
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Summary:Pulmonary myxoma is an uncommon neoplasm. A pale tan, lobulated, and well-circumscribed mass was discovered at slaughter in the left lung of a 5-year-old sheep. Histologically, the tumor was composed of spindloid to stellate cells in a myxoid matrix. Neoplastic cells were immunohistochemically positive for vimentin but did not express cytokeratins, S-100 protein, smooth muscle actin, desmin, or p53. On the basis of the histologic and immunohistochemical findings, this tumor was diagnosed as a myxoma.
ISSN:0300-9858
1544-2217
DOI:10.1354/vp.08-VP-0016-I-BC