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Pesqui. vet. bras ; 32(4): 340-346, Apr. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-626468

ABSTRACT

Melanomas são tumores agressivos de melanócitos que ocorrem principalmente na cavidade oral, nas junções mucocutâneas e na pele de cães. Este tipo de neoplasma pode apresentar diversos graus de pigmentação melânica, incluindo total ausência (melanomas amelanóticos [MA]). Os arquivos de biópsia do SPV-UFRGS, que compreendem o período de 2004 a 2010, foram revisados e levantados os casos de neoplasias melanocíticas em cães. Realizou-se estudo retrospectivo de 35 casos de MA e caracterização pela imuno-histoquímica (IHQ). As principais raças acometidas foram o Poodle, Dachshund e Cocker Spaniel, mas o maior número de casos foi observado em cães sem raça definida (SRD). A idade média desses cães foi de 10,7 anos (variação de 5 a 18 anos) e não houve predileção por sexo. As principais localizações incluíram cavidade oral (57,1%) e dígitos (17,1%). Histologicamente, 40% dos MA foram classificados como epitelioides, 34,3% como mistos e 25,7% como fusiformes. Na avaliação IHQ, 86,6% dos casos foram positivos para a vimentina, 70% para a proteína S-100 e 56,6% para o melan-A. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho possibilitam concluir que os cães com MA caracterizavam-se por serem velhos. A forma celular mais observada foi a epitelioide. Devido a pouca diferenciação desses tumores, ressalta-se a importância da realização do painel imuno-histoquímico, sobretudo da proteína S-100, que apresentou melhor marcação que o melan-A.


Melanomas are aggressive tumors of melanocytes. They are common in dogs and involve mainly the oral cavity, mucocutaneous junction, and skin. Furthermore, these tumors could be highly pigmented or lack pigment. The biopsies archives from SPV-UFRGS, 2004 to 2010, were retrieved and melanocytic neoplasms in dogs were revised. A retrospective study of 35 cases of amelanotic melanomas (AM) was performed, also immunohistochemistry (IHC) characterization was evaluated. The dogs more affected were mixed breed followed by Poodle, Dachshund and Cocker Spaniel. The average age of the dogs was 10.7 years (5-18 years in age) and there was no sex predilection. The locations of the neoplasms were the oral cavity (57.1%) and digits (17.1%). Histologically, 40% were classified as epithelioid, 34.3% mixed and 25.7% spindle. The positive immunostaining for vimentin, S-100 protein and melan-A were 86.6%, 70%, and 56.6% respectively. These results indicated the most affected dogs with AM were elderly. Epiteliod classification was the most observed histologically. It is important to perform IHC, due to lacking of differentiation of AM, mainly, anti S-100 protein that showed to be the best option of positive marker, even better to Melan-A.


Subject(s)
Animals , Aged , Dogs , Melanoma, Amelanotic/diagnosis , Melanoma, Amelanotic/veterinary , Biopsy/veterinary , Epithelioid Cells/pathology , Neoplasms/veterinary
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Dermatol. argent ; 16(5): 354-358, sep.-oct. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-714925

ABSTRACT

Lo que se ha dado en llamar melanoma de tipo animal es un tumor aún no bien determinado ni clasificado. Tiene similitudes clínicas e histopatológicas con el melanoma que se observa en los caballos de pelaje tordillo: un infiltrado alarmante, denso y extenso, de células que ocupan toda la dermis y aún el celular subcutáneo, acompañado sin embargo de un pronóstico benigno y larga sobrevida. El nombre propuesto por Zembowicz et ál., melanocitoma epitelioide pigmentado, parece más adecuado para esta rara variante de melanoma.


Animal-type melanoma is a rare distinct variant of melanoma, charac-terized by a dense proliferation of epithelioid and spindle-shaped mela-nocytes occupying the dermis and the hypodermis, and resembles theheavily pigmented melanomas as seen in grey horses. Only a limitednumber of cases have been reported and, as such, the clinical character-istics of this melanoma variant are incompletely understood. Despite thehigh mean thickness of the tumors, reports indicate a less aggressive behavior and a better outcome of this tumor when compared with conven-tional melanoma, but the underlying pathways related to this particularoutcome are still unknown. As proposed by Zembowicz et ál., the term‘pigmented epithelioid melanocitoma’ seems much more suitable.


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Humans , Female , Adult , Melanoma/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/metabolism , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Immunohistochemistry , Nevus, Blue/pathology , Nevus, Pigmented/metabolism , Nevus, Pigmented/pathology , Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
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