A 16-year-old primiparous mare aborted an apparently normal fetus at 240 days of gestation. A large, oval mass, measuring approximately 20 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm, was detected attached to the umbilical cord of the fetus. On the cut surface, the mass showed multifocal cystic structures, foci of mineralization, and diffuse hemorrhages. Histological examination of the mass revealed haphazardly arranged cartilage, bone, mesenchymal stroma, adipose tissue, vascular structures, smooth muscle, ciliated epithelium, squamous cornifying epithelium, and undifferentiated germ cells with areas of necrosis and mineralization. The mass was diagnosed as an umbilical cord teratoma, which is an extremely rare tumor in human beings and, to the authors' knowledge, has only described in the veterinary literature on one occasion.
A case of umbilical cord teratoma in an aborted foal / D. Binanti, M. Livini, P. Riccaboni, G. Sironi. - In: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 1040-6387. - 25:1(2013 Jan 23), pp. 173-175.
Titolo: | A case of umbilical cord teratoma in an aborted foal |
Autori: | BINANTI, DIANA (Primo) RICCABONI, PIETRO (Penultimo) SIRONI, GIUSEPPE (Ultimo) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore VET/03 - Patologia Generale e Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria |
Data di pubblicazione: | 23-gen-2013 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1040638712466396 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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