A rare case of pituitary chromophobe carcinoma in a dog: clinical, tomographic and histopathological findings

Maurizio Longo; D Binanti; P G  Zagarella; F Iocca; Donatella De Zani; G Ravasio; M Di Giancamillo; Davide Danilo Zani

doi:10.4314/ovj.v6i3.2

A rare case of pituitary chromophobe carcinoma in a dog: clinical, tomographic and histopathological findings

Maurizio Longo, D Binanti, P G Zagarella, F Iocca, Donatella De Zani, G Ravasio, M Di Giancamillo, Davide Danilo Zani

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

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Abstract

A 9 year old male mixed-breed dog was presented for progressive aggressiveness towards the owner. The neurological evaluation was consistent with a forebrain syndrome. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed enlargement of the third ventricle and presence of a large spheroidal neoplasm in the sellar/parasellar region suggestive of a pituitary macroadenoma. On the owner request, the dog was euthanized. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of a pituitary chromophobe carcinoma. To the author's knowledge, pituitary carcinomas have been rarely described in dogs, especially the chromophobe subtype.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	158-161
Number of pages	4
Journal	Open Veterinary Journal
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v6i3.2
Publication status	Published - 24 Sep 2016

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