a rare case of pituitary chromophobe carcinoma in a dog: clinical, tomographic and histopathological findings
;M. Longo;D. Binanti;P.G. Zagarella;F. Iocca;D. De Zani;G. Ravasio;M. Di Giancamillo;D.D. Zani
plant archives2016Vol. 6pp. 158-161
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longo2016opena
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.