Cytologic features of clear cell adnexal carcinoma in 3 dogs

• Published in: Veterinary clinical pathology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 405 - 411
• Main Authors: Piviani, Martina, Sánchez, Melissa D., Patel, Reema T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - pathology; Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - veterinary; Animals; Biopsy, Fine-Needle - veterinary; Canine; Carcinoma, Skin Appendage - pathology; Carcinoma, Skin Appendage - veterinary; cytokeratin; cytology; Diagnosis, Differential; Dog Diseases - pathology; Dogs; epithelial neoplasia; Female; follicular stem cell carcinoma; Male; Retrospective Studies; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Skin Neoplasms - veterinary; vimentin; Vimentin - metabolism

Background Clear cell adnexal carcinoma is a rare cutaneous adnexal neoplasm without definitive apocrine, sebaceous, or follicular differentiation. Differential diagnoses include sebaceous carcinoma, liposarcoma, and balloon cell melanoma. Immunohistochemical analysis, with positive immunoreactivity...