Ganglioneuroma in the small intestine of a juvenile pig

J Vet Med Sci. 2011 Nov;73(11):1501-4. doi: 10.1292/jvms.11-0238. Epub 2011 Jun 29.

Abstract

A mass was located in the small intestine of a slaughtered 6-month-old male Landrace-cross pig that had no clinical abnormalities. This egg-shaped well-circumscribed mass was situated in the submucosal and muscular tissue layers and protruded into the lumen. Histopathologically, the tumor comprised discrete or aggregated ganglion and schwannian cells in neuropil-like tissue. Some ganglion cells contained Nissl substance in their cytoplasm. The ganglion cells stained positive for neuron-specific enolase, class III β-tubulin, neurofilament, and synaptophysin; the schwannian cells stained positive for vimentin, S-100 protein, and glial fibrillary acidic protein. The tumor was diagnosed as a ganglioneuroma in accordance with these findings. Here, we have reported detailed immunohistochemical findings in addition to the histopathological features of a swine ganglioneuroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Ganglioneuroma / metabolism
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology
  • Ganglioneuroma / veterinary*
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Intestine, Small
  • Male
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / metabolism
  • Swine Diseases / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor