Ganglioneuroma in the urinary bladder of a dog

J Vet Med Sci. 2011 Jun;73(6):801-3. doi: 10.1292/jvms.10-0523. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Abstract

An 11-year-old male Labrador retriever presented with chronic oliguria. Ultrasonography findings revealed a protruding mass at the neck of the urinary bladder. A cystotomy was performed, and the mass was removed by ligation with surgical sutures. Histopathological examination revealed conspicuous foci with a variable number of ganglion cells in the tumor and abundant interwoven bundles of schwannian cells with fine fibers. The ganglion cells were positive for neuron-specific enolase and neurofilament. The schwannian cells were positive for vimentin, S-100 protein, and glial fibrillary acidic protein. Thus, according to the classification of tumor with neuronal cell differentiation, the urinary tumor was diagnosed as a ganglioneuroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cystotomy / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / metabolism
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dog Diseases / surgery
  • Dogs
  • Ganglioneuroma / metabolism
  • Ganglioneuroma / pathology*
  • Ganglioneuroma / surgery
  • Ganglioneuroma / veterinary*
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
  • Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
  • Intermediate Filaments / metabolism
  • Male
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / metabolism
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Vimentin / metabolism

Substances

  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • Vimentin
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase