Thymic Carcinoma with Cartilage Formation in a Dog

Journal of Comparative Pathology
J K ChambersK Uchida

Abstract

An 11-year-old female Chihuahua exhibited respiratory distress and a computed tomography scan showed a large mass in the anterior thoracic cavity. During surgery, it was found that the mass was strongly adherent to surrounding tissue. A histopathological examination of a biopsy sample from the mass revealed proliferation of atypical epithelial cells and cartilage formation admixed with mature lymphocytes. Immunohistochemically, the tumour cells, as well as the normal canine thymic epithelial cells, were positive for pan-cytokeratin (CK), CK5/6, CK19, p63 and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 6. Foci of cartilage tissue were formed in association with the neoplastic epithelial tissue. In the normal canine thymus, the subcapsular epithelial cells are positive for both CK19 and BMP6. These findings indicate that the cartilage element within the tumour developed from CK19-positive neoplastic epithelial cells, which were derived from the thymic subcapsular epithelium. This case represents a novel variant of canine thymic epithelial tumour that exhibits cartilage differentiation.

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