Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology (한국수의병리학회지)
- Volume 5 Issue 2
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- Pages.79-80
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- 2001
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- 1226-766X(pISSN)
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma in a Dog
개의 말초성 거대세포 육아종(peripheral giant cell granuloma) 증례 보고
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Cho, Ho-Seong
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
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Cho, Kyoung-Oh
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
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Park, Nam-Yong
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University)
- Published : 2001.12.01
Abstract
A gingival mass was detected from a 1-year-old female Great Dane dog. After surgical removal, the lesions recurred in 2 weeks and died of septicemia. Characteristic histologic features were large numbers of multinucleated giant cells which were connected with capillary vessels. Neovascularization was prominent with mononuclear and polynuclear cell infiltration. Overall features of these lesions except for giant cell infiltration were similar to granuloma. From these results, a gingival mass excised from a dog was diagnosed to be a peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG). This is the first report of canine subcutaneous PGCG in Korea.