Adenocarcinoma de glândula salivar em cão: relato de caso

Abstract

The corpse of a dog of the Dobermann breed, female, approximately eight years old, cachectic, dehydrated and with a history of increased volume in the last nine months, was referred to the Pathology Service of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine '' Octávio Bastos '' progressive in the cervical region. Subjected to necroscopic examination, it was observed that the cervical mass occupied the parotid region and at the cut presented bloody mucus content located in connective tissue stores, infiltrating the adjacent tissues; collected material and processed for histopathological examination, allowed the diagnosis of papillary adenocarcinoma of the salivary gland, in addition to pulmonary congestion and edema, and the liver showed periportal fibrosis, dilation of the sinusoid spaces and hepatic necrosis.