Introduction
   

Case 5:

History:

A 10 year old cross bred dog presented with an acute onset of tachypnoea without dyspnoea. Weight loss and inappetence were also noticed over the preceding 2 week period.

 

Embolic tumour cells within blood vessels (arrowheads) (x40)

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(x200)

 

Tumour cells are filling the lumens of these blood vessels. Cells are large, with a large oval nucleus, and cells are closely adherent (x400)

 

Metastatic carcinoma:

Many types of malignant tumours can metastasize to the lungs. The most common are mammary carcinomas in dogs and cats, uterine adenocarcinomas in cattle, and malignant melanoma in horses. Osteosarcomas, fibrosarcomas and haemangiosarcomas are frequent varieties of sarcoma. The presence of neoplastic cells within arteries is a good indication of metastasis rather than the tumour being a primary lung tumour.

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