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Undifferentiated Hepatic Pleomorphic Sarcoma (Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma) in a Dog: A Case Report
 
Shin JY, Kwon YS, Jang M, Lee SK, Lee KJ, Park* JK and Bae* SG
 

College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Daegu, 41566, Korea
*Corresponding author: sgbae@knu.ac.kr; jinkyu820@knu.ac.kr

Abstract   

A 3.5-year-old neutered female, Alaskan Malamute, dog was presented to our hospital with a primary complaint of recurrent vomiting. A liver mass was observed on radiography and ultrasonography; however, gastroscopy was seemingly not associated with the vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed compression of the gastric pylorus due to enlarged liver lymph nodes, which was then determined to the cause of the vomiting. In addition, a round nodule was present in the spleen, with suspected lung, intrathoracic and intraperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Histopathologic examination of the liver mass biopsy showed malignant histiocytes. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry staining using Vimentin, Iba-1, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and Masson’s Trichrome staining confirmed that the neoplastic cells were of histiocyte and myofibroblast origin. After the histopathological diagnosis, the patient received hospice care, and euthanasia was performed 52 days after the first visit.

To Cite This Article: Shin JY, Kwon YS, Jang M, Lee SK, Lee KJ, Park JK and Bae SG, 2023. Undifferentiated hepatic pleomorphic sarcoma (malignant fibrous histiocytoma) in a dog: a case report. Pak Vet J, 44(1): 210-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.118

 
   
 

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)



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