Lipoblastoma in a dog: clinical, histochemical and immunohistochemical features

Finotello, RiccardoMarchetti, VeronicaBaroni, GiannaCarlucci, FabioDini, FrancescaCiti, SimonettaArcangeli, AndreaPoli, AlessandroDi Lollo, Simonetta

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor arising from embryonic white fat and occurs exclusively in infants and children. This neoplasia has an excellent prognosis but its growth rate can be rapid and reach a large size. In veterinary literature lipoblastoma has been reported only in a new born (2 day old) male calf. This case report describes the clinical, histochemical and immunohistochemical features of a lipoblastoma in a dog. The dog was followed up for 20 months after surgery and found to be healthy with no signs of recurrence.

1. lipoblastoma
2. dog
3. soft tissue tumor
4. fat tissue