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Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology 6/2016

Open Access 01-11-2016 | Original Article

Diffuse type testicular seminoma in a stallion

Authors: G. Farjanikish, M. Sayari, A. Raisi, S. Shirian

Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

A 7-year-old stallion with progressive left testicular enlargement was presented. Grossly, the excised testicle measured 25 × 15 × 12 cm and weighed 3.7 kg. It was multinodular with a gray-white surface; however, the right testis was normal. Histologically, the neoplastic cells were disseminated diffusely in the tumoral stroma with a minimal fibrovascular stroma. Neoplastic cells were round to polygonal with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and large round to oval vesicular or hyperchromatic nucleous with a single prominent nucleolus. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive nuclear immunostaining for C-KIT and negative for OCT3/4. According to gross, histopathological, and immunohistochemical characteristics, the diffuse type of seminoma was diagnosed. Nine months later, the follow-up observation of the case showed that the tumor had no recurrence and metastasis.
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Metadata
Title
Diffuse type testicular seminoma in a stallion
Authors
G. Farjanikish
M. Sayari
A. Raisi
S. Shirian
Publication date
01-11-2016
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Comparative Clinical Pathology / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1618-5641
Electronic ISSN: 1618-565X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-016-2316-z

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