Uterine adenocarcinoma with prominent desmoplasia in a geriatric miniature pig

J Vet Med Sci. 2010 Feb;72(2):253-6. doi: 10.1292/jvms.09-0372. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

Abstract

A 10-year-old miniature sow was died, showing inappetence and weight loss. Grossly, neoplastic enlargement of the uterus was found. Histopathologically, the lesions consisted of acinar, ductular and cystic proliferations of mono- and multilayered epithelial cells; these cells reacted immunohistochemically strongly with three different cytokeratin antibodies, and occasionally to vimentin. Myofibroblastic desmoplastic cells, positive to alpha-smooth muscle actin, were present among neoplastic cells. Metastatic lesions were seen in the lungs and liver. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of uterine adenocarcinoma with marked desmoplasia was made. This case is the second report of uterine adenocarcinoma in the miniature pig.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / pathology*
  • Swine, Miniature
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / veterinary*