Mammary Gland Anaplastic Carcinoma in a Male Dog

A 9 year-old, male, Rottweiler was presented with the complaint of abnormal growth inright thoracal mammary lobe. Clinically, thoracic papilla mamma was about 5×3 cm in size, and ostium papillare was ulcerative and infected. Radiography of the thorax revealed findings indicative of metastasis. Ultrasonographical examination revealed that mammary tissue had heterogeneous appearance and was surrounded by hyperechoic areas. The mastectomy of the mammary lobe was performed under general anesthesia. Histopathological examination revealed solid and papillary proliferations of glandular epithelia and a high mitotic activity. A diagnosis of anaplastic mammary carcinoma was made based on these findings. Anaplastic mammary gland carcinomas are rarely encountered in male dogs and one incident is reported in this case presentation.

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Facet Joint Locking at a cat

   A seven month-old, female, domestic short-hair cat referred to Animal Hospital with lateral position by animal lover. Clinically, the cat was lateral lying position and couldn’t move. At palpation, the cat had pain and irregular bone border at left scapula. At spinal cord palpation,  she had pain at regio interscapularis and irregular thoracal vertebra. At neurological examination, the left hindlimb withdrawing reflex decreased and other neurologıc examination findings were normal.

At radiological examination, facet surfaces of third and fourth thoracal vertebrae were abnormal localization and border of left scapula couldn’t been follow.

Based on the clinical and radiological finding, facet joint locking and fracture of left scapula were diagnosed in this domestic short-hair cat.

The patient was operated with inhalation anesthesia. Induction was made with xylasin and ketamine. The patient was given sternoabdominal lying position and then was located on operation table. Thoracal vertebrae was reached with dorsal approaching technique. A kirschner pin was located in proc.spinosus of the first, second, third and fourth thoracal vertebrae. A tention wire was implemented from first to fourth. There was no evidence  color change of medulla spinalis. After operation, muscles were closed with simple continent knotting and the skin was opened with simple knotting. The left scapula was immobilised by dressing. At postoperation period, the patient was awake. 

Malignant Fibrous Histiocytic Sarcoma in a Budgerigar

(This foto excerpted from web because there were not orginal foto)

A case of malignant fibrous histiocytic sarcoma in a 2-year-old female budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) was described. According to clinical examination rectal temperature, pulse and respiratory rates were within normal ranges. A tumoral mass was palpated on the right proximal antebrachium extending to the carpal joint.

Radiographic examination showed that there were two separate masses of approximately 0.5 cm (round) and 1 cm (ovoid) diameter, with well-defined borders and diffuse opacity.

The masses were removed surgically and examined cytologically and histopathologically. They had soft consistency; cut surfaces were grey-whitish colored with clearly defined borders. At histopathological examination, tumor cells were large and had moderate to abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, round to irregular nuclei with vesicular chromatin, and one to several distinct nucleoli. Some cells had prominent nuclear grooves. Mitoses were uncommon. 

Clinical, macroscopic, microscopic, and radiological findings were compatible with malignant fibrous histiocytic sarcoma.