Histological and immunohistochemical features of histiocytic sarcoma in four domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

作者:Thongtharb Atigan; Uchida Kazuyuki*; Chambers James K; Miwa Yasutsugu; Murata Yousuke; Nakayama Hiroyuki
来源:Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2016, 28(2): 165-170.
DOI:10.1177/1040638715626485

摘要

Four cases of histiocytic sarcoma in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are described in the present study. Tumor samples obtained from the abdominal viscera, including the spleen, were submitted for histologic examination. Microscopically, poorly demarcated masses contained numerous round- to pleomorphic-shaped cells with coarsely vacuolated and eosinophilic cytoplasm. Bizarre, binucleated tumor cells and multinucleated giant tumor cells with low phagocytic activity were commonly observed. Immunohistochemically, tumor cells in all of the cases were positive for vimentin, human leukocyte antigen-DR, ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule-1, and lysozyme, but some of them lacked cluster of differentiation (CD)163 or CD208 expression. The survival time after surgical resection was 9 days to 5 months. Histiocytic sarcoma in the ferret is a rare, but highly aggressive, tumor commonly found in the spleen.

  • 出版日期2016-3