Sebaceous metaplasia in a canine mammary gland non-infiltrative carcinoma with myoepithelial component

J Vet Diagn Invest. 2011 Nov;23(6):1230-3. doi: 10.1177/1040638711425569. Epub 2011 Oct 20.

Abstract

Sebaceous metaplasia in canine mammary tumors is a rare condition with only 1 case documented. The current study describes a case of sebaceous metaplasia in a mammary gland carcinoma of an 8-year-old intact, nulliparous female Poodle dog with a subcutaneous tumor located in the left fifth mammary gland. The lesion measured 0.7 cm × 0.5 cm × 0.6 cm in diameter, was firm, circumscribed, painless, non-haired, and non-ulcerated, and did not adhere to deep tissues. The cut surface was non-lobulated, non-encapsulated, whitish to gray, and opaque. Histological evaluation revealed 3 different populations of cells: the first was composed of columnar to cuboidal malignant epithelial cells arranged in intraductal papillary projections, the second of myoepithelial cells associated with a myxoid stroma, and the third presenting sebaceous metaplasia similar to those previously described in both human and veterinary medicine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Carcinoma / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dog Diseases / surgery
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / pathology*
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / surgery
  • Myoepithelioma / pathology
  • Myoepithelioma / surgery
  • Myoepithelioma / veterinary*
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / veterinary*