Alcoholism is a multifactorial and complex disorder responsible for 5.9% of deaths worldwide. Excessive consumption of ethanol (Et-OH) induces alcoholic liver disease (ALD), a condition comprising a spectrum of clinical signs and morphological changes, ranging from fatty liver (steatosis) to more severe forms of chronic liver injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been described in the nucleus of primary tumors. Accumulation of EGFR at the nucleus is linked to DNA synthesis and cell proliferation, but the pathological significance of nuclear EGFR is not completely understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the nuclear localization of EGFR in invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) that is an aggressive neoplasm of canine mammary gland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of the study was to investigate prognostic factors in feline mammary gland neoplasms, correlating them with overall survival (OS).
Methods: Fifty-six primary malignant mammary gland neoplasms and 16 metastatic lymph nodes from 37 female cats were analyzed. Clinical staging, histologic type and grade, and immunohistochemistry for Ki-67, progesterone and estrogen receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER-2), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were evaluated.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate important clinical, morphological, histopathological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical characteristics in order to establish the diagnosis and prognosis of a low-grade intra-orbital myxosarcoma.
Animal Studied: A mongrel dog presented a 2-year history of a neoplastic mass behind the right eye.
Results: The neoplasm presented a mesenchymal spindle and stellate cell proliferation with an abundant myxoid matrix, moderate anisocariosis, and a low mitotic index.
The current report describes 3 rare cases of mammary diffuse fibroadenomatoid hyperplasia in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). All of the animals were between 10 and 12 months of age. Grossly, the lesions consisted of severe diffuse swelling with homogeneous large masses in the udder.
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