Leydig cell tumor in an Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

J Vet Med Sci. 2019 Feb 9;81(2):186-189. doi: 10.1292/jvms.18-0573. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Abstract

A 14-year and 8-month-old intact male Amur tiger presented with an enlarged left testis, measuring 5.7 × 5.5 × 4.5 cm. The cut surface was mottled dark red to reddish brown in color. Microscopically, the enlarged left testis comprised round or polygonal neoplastic cells arranged in a diffuse sheet pattern. These neoplastic cells had a hyperchromatic nucleus and an abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, these neoplastic cells were positive for vimentin, chromogranin A, synaptophysin, melan-A, inhibin-α, and S100 and negative for desmin and WT-1. Based on these morphological and immunohistochemical findings, the tumor was diagnosed as a Leydig cell tumor.

Keywords: Amur tiger; Leydig cell tumor; testis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / diagnosis
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Testis / pathology
  • Tigers*