Case Report
Immunohistochemical study of a canine neurofibroma
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 83, No 1 | a18 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v83i1.18
| © 2012 Hamidreza Fattahian, Pejman Mortazavi, Hamidreza Moosavian, Hamid Mohyeddin, Roozbeh Moridpour
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 29 March 2012 | Published: 07 August 2012
Submitted: 29 March 2012 | Published: 07 August 2012
About the author(s)
Hamidreza Fattahian, Department of Surgery, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic ofPejman Mortazavi, Department of Pathology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hamidreza Moosavian, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hamid Mohyeddin, Department of Clinical Sciences, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Roozbeh Moridpour, Department of Surgery, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Abstract
Accurate diagnostic approaches to differentiate peripheral nerve sheet tumours from others have not been firmly established. The aim of this case report was to diagnose neurofibroma using a combination of diagnostic imaging, histopathology and immunohistochemistry, which were applied to a canine neurofibroma arising in the left mandible. The tumour was surgically excised and examined histologically. Round or spindle cells, with elongated, dense and homogenous chromatin and pale cytoplasm typical of Schwann cells in an abundant fibromyxomatous stroma, with ruby collagen fibres were seen. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that S-100 and vimentin were more than 70% positive. Neurofibroma may therefore be recognisable using markers such as S-100 and vimentin.
Keywords
dog; immunohistochemistry; neurofibroma; S-100; vimentin
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