Tissue fibrosis and its correlation with malignancy in canine mammary tumors

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Rev Colomb Cienc Pecu 2018; 31(4):295-303 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias Original articles 295 Tissue fibrosis and its correlation with malignancy in canine mammary tumors ¤ Fibrosis tisular y su correlación con malignidad en neoplasias mamarias caninas Fibrose tecidual e sua correlação com a malignidade em neoplasias mamárias em cadelasAbstract Background: Fibrosis is present in several pathologies associated with mammary carcinogenesis. Objective: To evaluate and quantify the fibrosis present in malignant and benign mammary neoplasms in bitches. Methods: Eighty-three samples were divided according to histopathological diagnosis into benign (n= 21) and malignant (n= 62) neoplasms. Haematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome were used to locate the connective tissue, and the extent of fibrosis was assessed with image software. Results: Benign neoplasms were classified into adenomas (cystic, complex, and tubular), benign mixed tumor, and ductal and lobular hyperplasia. Malignant neoplasms were classified as carcinomas (complex, mixed tumor, in situ tubular, tubulopapillary, and solid). Grade I was the most prevalent histopathological class, followed by grade II and III. Fibrosis was classified as severe, moderate, or discrete. No significant (p>0.05) difference was observed for the percentage of fibrosis between malignant and benign group neoplasms. However, difference (p=0.028) was found for fibrosis percentage between histopathological subtypes of tumors. The benign subtype of lobular hyperplasia presented differences between cystic adenoma and benign mixed tumor. The in situ malignant tubular carcinoma subtype presented differences between solid and tubulopapillary carcinoma. Conclusions: Fibrosis in canine mammary tumors can be estimated with Massons's trichrome staining. Fibrosis and malignancy in canine tumorsRev Colomb Cienc Pecu 2018; 31(4):295-303 Resumen Antecedentes: La fibrosis está presente en diversas patologías asociadas con carcinogénesis mamaria. Objetivo: Analizar si existe una correlación entre fibrosis tisular y malignidad en tumores mamarios caninos. Métodos: 83 muestras de tejido mamario fueron divididas en masas benignas (n=21) y malignas (n=62), de acuerdo con sus características histopatológicas. En estas muestras se utilizaron las coloraciones de hematoxilina-eosina y tricromo de Masson para localizar el tejido conectivo y se analizó la proporción y cuantificación de fibrosis en los mismos con un software de imagen especializado. Resultados: Las masas mamarias benignas se diagnosticaron como adenomas (quístico, complejo y tubular), tumor mixto benigno, e hiperplasia ductal y lobular; las masas malignas, como carcinomas (complejo, tumor mixto, tubular in situ, túbulopapilar y solido). Los tumores grado I fueron los más prevalentes, seguidos por los grados II y III. La fibrosis se clasifico como discreta, moderada o severa. No se observó diferencia (p>0,05) en el porcentaje de fibrosis entre neoplasias benignas y malignas. No obstante, el porcentaje de fibrosis mostro diferencias (p...

Comparison between Histological Features and Strain Elastographic Characteristics in Canine Mammary Carcinomas

“…Canine mammary cancer has great clinical relevance due to their high prevalence and mortality, which has been shown to be a valid model for the breast cancer in women [1,2]. An increase in the diagnosis of malignant tumors has recently been described up to 70% [3,4], 80% [5,6], and even 88.13% [7].…”