case report of canine cutaneous histiocytoma in Iran

ABSTRACT

Canine cutaneous histiocytoma [CCH] is a benign skin growth found only in the dog. A three- year- old mixed Iranian female dog was refered to the Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine of Shiraz University with a mass at the lateral aspect of right thorax. The mass was removed surgically and sent to the Department of Pathobiology. After macroscopic and microscopic study of the mass, it was diagnosed as canine cutaneous histiocytoma