BREATHITT VETERINARY CENTER DIAGNOSTIC ROUNDS (CONT.)
Dr. Helgert, Veterinary Pathologist and Assistant Professor at Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center, will be pre- senting on Saturday and Sunday during the Mid-America Veterinary Conference, Sept 24-26, 2021. Watch for your Mid-America Registration book or visit the KVMA website to register for Dr. Helgert’s wet labs, registration for the wet labs is limited!
Figure 2. Histology. Neoplastic round cells with moderate anisocytosis and anisokaryosis and prominent nucleolus. Some neoplastic cells presented paranuclear clearing (red arrows). Occasional bizarre mitotic figures (arrowhead) and multiple binucleated (black arrows) cells were present. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, magnification 400x)
(perinuclear clearing, presence of binucleat- ed cells), immunohistochemistry for multi- ple myeloma oncogene 1 (MUM1), a highly sensitive and specific marker for plasma cell tumors was negative.
Follow-up with the primary veterinarian four months after the biopsy revealed that the neoplasm extended from the nasal pla- num to the area between the eyes and com-
promised nasal bones. Despite surgical debridement and debulking, the nasal lesion recurred and the owners declined further evaluation or treatment.
Given the disparity of cytological and histological findings, it is likely that the fine needle aspirate was collected from areas of draining tracts and that the neoplastic population was not collected. Tis case illustrates the value of histological evaluation and complete history in addition to cytology.
Tis year, during the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Mid-America Veterinary Conference (Louisville, KY- September 24-26), Dr. Helgert, Veterinary Pathologist and Assistant Professor at Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center will be presenting a series of lectures and laboratories for technicians and veterinar- ians. Te lecture portions of the series will cover collection and evaluation of cytological specimens followed by discussion of several common diseases that prompt fine needle aspiration. During the laboratory portions, each participant will be provided a microscope and a slide set of common cutaneous lesions and allowed time to examine each slide followed by a discussion about the diagnosis. During the laboratories for technicians, participants will be given an opportunity to prepare fine needle aspirates of cadaver tissue. Participation in the laboratories is free but limited to 20 for each of the three laboratories (two sections for technicians and one for veterinarians), so sign up early to reserve your scope.
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