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Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco.


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Abstract
The present study describes a case of a spontaneous, unilateral Sertoli cell tumour (SCT) in a 6-year-old pet rabbit. The rabbit was presented with a palpable, unilateral, subcutaneous left inguinal mass, consistent with the suspected clinical diagnosis of neoplasia developing within the retained testis in the inguinal canal. The intrascrotal contralateral testis was palpable, but reduced in volume. The rabbit underwent orchiectomy and both the testes were collected, formalin-fixed, and submitted for histopathological examination. Microscopically, the enlarged testis was effaced by an intratubular SCT in which numerous intratubular microliths were evident. The contralateral testis was severely atrophied. Immunohistochemical stains showed neoplastic Sertoli cells that were diffusely positive for vimentin and anti-Müllerian-Hormone and multifocally positive for cytokeratins and desmin. Eighteen months after the surgery, the rabbit showed no clinical signs of disease. This is the first report of a spontaneously occurring rabbit SCT histologically described and immunohistochemically investigated.

Key words: rabbit, Sertoli cell tumor, testes, immunohistochemistry


 
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Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(3): 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4


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Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=282402 [Access: March 15, 2024]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4


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Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(3): 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Vet J. (2018), [cited March 15, 2024]; 8(3): 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



Harvard Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco (2018) Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Vet J, 8 (3), 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



Turabian Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. 2018. Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (3), 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



Chicago Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. "Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit." Open Veterinary Journal 8 (2018), 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco. "Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit." Open Veterinary Journal 8.3 (2018), 250-255. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Barbara Banco, Diana Binanti, Valentina Penna, Valeria Grieco (2018) Sertoli cell tumour in a pet rabbit. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (3), 250-255. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i3.4