Abstract:Claudins are integral membrane proteins of the tight junction structures expressed by epithelial and endothelial cells. The present study has evaluated the expression of claudin-4 in 10 normal canine hepatoid glands and in 67 hepatoid glands with hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions. The lesions studied included normal hepatoid glands (n = 10), nodular hyperplasias (n = 10), adenomas (n = 12), epitheliomas (n = 15), differentiated carcinomas (n = 15) and anaplastic carcinomas (n = 15). There was an intensive ex… Show more
“…Initially they grossly appear as smooth, raised round lesions that lobulate and ulcerate as they enlarge. The use of claudin-4 immunohistochemistry has been shown to be helpful in distinguishing between the positive expression of normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic hepatoid cells and the negative expression by reserve cell-rich epitheliomas of the canine perianal gland (Jakab et al, 2009). 3-35B&C).…”
“…Initially they grossly appear as smooth, raised round lesions that lobulate and ulcerate as they enlarge. The use of claudin-4 immunohistochemistry has been shown to be helpful in distinguishing between the positive expression of normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic hepatoid cells and the negative expression by reserve cell-rich epitheliomas of the canine perianal gland (Jakab et al, 2009). 3-35B&C).…”
“…Immunohistochemically, the studies generally focused on integral membran tight junction (12)(13)(14), tumor cell-hormon dependency mechanism (22). There are also some studies about making its differentiation from other tumors by using several antibodies.…”
Summary:A 17-year-old male, mongrel dog was evaluated for a primary mass localized between perianal and sacral region and metastatic foci on lung. It was also encountered coincidentally with another mass taking place between distal esophagus and cardia of stomach and metastatic foci in kidney. In histopathological examination, perianal localization of mass and metastatic foci on lung were diagnosed as hepatoid gland carcinoma while esophagogastric mass and metastatic foci in kidney were diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma. In immunohistochemical examination, Ki-67 marker gave positive reaction in nuclei of anaplastic hepatoid gland cells in spite of vimentin and α-smooth actin positivity were found in reserve cells of the tumor. But, there was only positive with actin marker in leiomyosarcoma. It is considered useful to share results of the two different concurrent tumor in same dog.Key words: Dog, hepatoid gland carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma.
Bir köpekte eş zamanlı metastatik hepatoid bez karsinomu ve özofagogastrik leiomyosarkomÖzet: 17 yaşlı erkek bir köpekte perianal ve sakral bölge arasında lokalize olan primer bir kitle ile akciğerdeki metastatik odaklar değerlendirildi. Rastlantısal olarak distal özefagus ve midenin kardiyası arasında yer alan diğer bir kitleyle birlikte böbrekte benzer odaklara rastlandı. Histopatolojik incelemede özefagogastrik yerleşimli ve böbrekte bulunan kitlelerin leiomyosarkom olarak tanılandırılmasına karşın, perianal bölgedeki kitle ile akciğerdeki metastatik odaklar hepatoid bez karsinomu olarak tanılandırıldı. İmmunohistokimyasal incelemede, vimentin ve α-smooth actin tümör rezerv hücrelerinde pozitif bulunmasına rağmen, Ki67 anaplastik hepatoid bez hücrelerinde pozitif reaksiyon verdi. Fakat leiomyosarkom sadece α-smooth actin ile pozitifti. Aynı köpekte iki farklı tümöre rastlanması açısından sonuçların paylaşılmasının yararlı olduğu düşünüldü. Anahtar sözcükler: Hepatoid bez karsinomu, köpek, leiomyosarkom.
“…Their average diameter is 0.5-3.0 cm and the lesions are generally well circumscribed. Benign lesions may ulcerate and become infected, possibly resulting in their acute presentation but are rarely adherent or fixed to surrounding structures [11,12] . The canine perianal region has different kinds of glands, such as sebaceous glands, perianal (hepatoid) glands, and apocrine glands of the anal sac.…”
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