Cytological Features of Inflammatory Mammary Carcinoma in Dogs
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Case Selection
2.2. Cytological Examination
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Caseload
3.2. Cytologycal Smears and Cellular Characteristics
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Examined Criteria | Score | No. of Samples (%) |
---|---|---|
Cell size | Small | 0 (0%) |
Medium | 6 (24%) | |
Large | 19 (76%) | |
Squamous metaplasia | − | 12 (48%) |
+ | 10 (40%) | |
+ + | 2 (8%) | |
+ + + | 1 (4%) | |
Cellular cohesiveness | Low | 16 (64%) |
Moderate | 4 (16%) | |
High | 5 (20%) |
Cytological Features | Samples without Squamous Metaplasia | Samples with Squamous Metaplasia | p-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cellularity | Poor | Moderate | High | Poor | Moderate | Good | 0.163 |
1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
Cohesiveness | Low | Moderate | High | Low | Moderate | High | 0.032 * |
5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Examined Criteria | Score | No. of Samples (%) |
---|---|---|
Anisokaryosis | − | 0 (0%) |
+ | 5 (20%) | |
+ + | 6 (24%) | |
+ + + | 14 (56%) | |
Abnormal nuclear shape | − | 1 (4%) |
+ | 7 (28%) | |
+ + | 10 (40%) | |
+ + + | 7 (28%) | |
Nuclear moulding | − | 15 (60%) |
+ | 3 (12%) | |
+ + | 5 (20%) | |
+ + + | 2 (8%) | |
Multinucleation | − | 1 (4%) |
+ | 5 (20%) | |
+ + | 7 (28%) | |
+ + + | 12 (48%) | |
Abnormal mitotic figures | Absent | 13 (52%) |
Low numbers | 7 (28%) | |
Moderate numbers | 1 (4%) | |
High numbers | 4 (16%) |
Examined Criteria | Score | No. of Samples (%) |
---|---|---|
Presence of nucleoli | Not evident | 4 (16%) |
Occasionally evident | 17 (68%) | |
Evident | 4 (16%) | |
No. of nucleoli | 0 | 4 (16%) |
<3 | 14 (64%) | |
3–5 | 3 (12%) | |
>5 | 4 (28%) | |
Abnormal nucleolar shapes | − | 9 (36%) |
+ | 11 (44%) | |
+ + | 3 (12%) | |
+ + + | 2 (8%) | |
Macronucleoli | − | 7 (28%) |
+ | 7 (28%) | |
+ + | 3 (12%) | |
+ + + | 8 (32%) |
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Pîrvu, A.-M.; Caniatti, M.; Pieri, M.; Roccabianca, P.; Militaru, M. Cytological Features of Inflammatory Mammary Carcinoma in Dogs. Vet. Sci. 2024, 11, 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11090389
Pîrvu A-M, Caniatti M, Pieri M, Roccabianca P, Militaru M. Cytological Features of Inflammatory Mammary Carcinoma in Dogs. Veterinary Sciences. 2024; 11(9):389. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11090389
Chicago/Turabian StylePîrvu, Adina-Mihaela, Mario Caniatti, Marta Pieri, Paola Roccabianca, and Manuella Militaru. 2024. "Cytological Features of Inflammatory Mammary Carcinoma in Dogs" Veterinary Sciences 11, no. 9: 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11090389