Histopathological Examination of Canine Cutaneous Histiocytoma

Cytomorphometry of canine cutaneous histiocytoma.

A morphometric analysis of tumoral Langerhans cells and activated macrophages was conducted using canine cutaneous tumors (65 cases of canine cutaneous histiocytoma and 7 cases of pyogranuloma). The histiocytic origin of the tumor cells was confirmed using immunohistochemistry. The parameters of the morphometric analysis included cellular and nuclear size and shape and the nuclear:cytoplasmic r...

Morphologic and biologic characteristics of the canine cutaneous histiocytoma.

histopathological evaluation of the effect of platelet-rich fibrin on canine cutaneous incisional wound healing

platelets are a natural source of growth factors and cytokines that promote wound healing, and platelet-rich fibrin contains concentrated growth factors. growth factors in platelet-rich fibrin may promote wound repair. in this study the effect of platelet-rich fibrin was evaluated in a dog model of cutaneous incisional wounds using histology and semi-quantitative evaluation. a pair of ten-centi...

Histopathological examination of Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis

PURPOSE To report the histopathological findings in a case of severe Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis (ASK). PATIENT AND METHODS A 46-year-old patient was referred to the Department of Ophthalmology of Mie University Hospital because of a severe corneal ulcer of the right eye of 6 months' duration. Our initial examination showed a ring-shaped corneal opacity with extensive epithelial defects and ...

Ocular malignant fibrous histiocytoma: clinical and histopathological characteristics.

A rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving the whole eye is reported in an Oriental 60-year-old man. Six months' follow-up after exenteration did not show any evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases.