What question did this study set out to answer?

To present a case of gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma in a dog, highlighting its cytologic and histologic features.

Cytologic, Clinicopathologic, and Histologic Findings in a Dog with a Gallbladder Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Multiple Endocrinopathies

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

Case report reveals a gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma with coexisting endocrine disorders in a dog, suggesting new diagnostic markers.

To present a case of gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma in a dog, highlighting its cytologic and histologic features.
Evaluated a 10-year-old spayed female Shih Tzu with a gallbladder mass and multiple endocrinopathies.
Performed cholecystectomy and subsequent histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis.
Assessed immunolabeling for various neuroendocrine markers.
Confirmed diagnosis of gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma with hepatic and vascular invasion.
Observed positive immunolabeling for synaptophysin, chromogranin A, neuron-specific enolase, and INSM-1.
No significant immunolabeling for gastrin, ACTH, or PTH noted.

Wicker et al. (2026) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Case report reveals a gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma with coexisting endocrine disorders in a dog, suggesting new diagnostic markers.