Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Splenic epidermoid cyst in a dog.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- Lee, Nayoung et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Research Institute of Veterinary Science · South Korea
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Splenic epithelial cysts are rare in humans and have not been reported in animals, to our knowledge. During a routine medical examination of a 12-y-old castrated male Maltese dog, a splenic mass was found and subsequently removed via splenectomy. Histologically, a well-defined multilocular cyst in the spleen was lined mostly by simple cuboidal, multifocally by stratified cuboidal, or occasionally by stratified squamous epithelium. Immunohistochemically, the lining cells were positive for cytokeratin and negative for vimentin, CD31, and Wilms tumor protein 1. The case was diagnosed as a primary splenic epidermoid cyst.
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