Clinicopathological evidence of pseudomyxoma peritonei in a dog with intestinal mucinous adenocarcinoma.

摘要: An 11-year-old, intact female Pekingese dog was presented because of chronic vomiting. Clinical examination and diagnostic imaging suggested the presence an intestinal mass. Laparotomy performed, a gelatinous effusion associated with suspected jejunal neoplasm found. Accumulation material grossly evident in several abdominal organs parietal peritoneum. Cytopathological smears from this showed macrophages, reactive mesothelial cells, spindle cells embedded mucinous basophilic background. After spontaneous death, necropsy histopathology were performed invasive adenocarcinoma visceral peritoneal metastases. The clinicopathological findings case report closely resemble those reported human cases pseudomyxoma peritonei.