Primary pharyngeal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in an adolescent Japanese black heifer

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is a rare mesenchymal tumor with differentiation toward the skeletal muscle. Although several cases of canine ARMS have been reported in veterinary medicine, only one case of abdominal ARMS has been reported in a cow. A 13-month-old, Japanese black heifer was referred for pus-like nasal discharge. On autopsy, an 11 × 7 × 4.5-cm pedunculated mass closed to the left palatine tonsillar sinus that occupied the laryngopharynx. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses indicated that the tumor was a typical ARMS. To the best of our knowledge, this has been the first case of primary pharyngeal ARMS in a Japanese black heifer, which is rare among cows. Nonetheless, its characteristics, including site, age and subtype, are identical to those among humans and dogs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

Enthalten in:

The Journal of veterinary medical science - 82(2020), 8 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 1146-1150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatai, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Nagai, Katsuhisa [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Miyoshi, Noriaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Case Reports
Japanese black heifer
Journal Article
Pharynx

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Date Completed 14.04.2021

Date Revised 14.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1292/jvms.20-0305

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311441467