Mammary lipid-rich carcinoma with extensive amyloid deposition in a dog

J Vet Med Sci. 2012 Jun;74(6):809-11. doi: 10.1292/jvms.11-0482. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

Abstract

A 6-year-old female Labrador retriever presented with a mass in the right mammary gland, and swollen right inguinal and axillary lymph nodes. Fine needle aspiration biopsy suggested a malignant lipid-producing tumor, such as liposarcoma. Histopathologically, the neoplasms were solid, lobulated nests of atypical epithelial cells with a large amount of extracellular deposits of amyloid in both mammary gland and lymph nodes. The proliferating cells contained large cytoplasmic vacuoles, positive for oil red-O. These cells were immunopositive for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) and β-casein and negative for SMA. The amyloid deposits were immunopositive for β-casein. These findings suggested that the proliferating cells secreted β-casein forming amyloid deposits. This is the first report of mammary lipid-rich carcinoma with extensive amyloid deposition derived from β-casein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Azo Compounds
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle / veterinary
  • Caseins / metabolism*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Histological Techniques / methods
  • Histological Techniques / veterinary
  • Keratins
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / pathology*
  • Plaque, Amyloid / pathology*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Caseins
  • Keratins
  • oil red O