Cardiac hamartoma in a young squirrel monkey who died suddenly |
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Authors: | Golbar H M Izawa T Kuwamura M Fujita D Okamura K Yamazaki R Tagami Y Sasai H Yamate J |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. |
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Abstract: | A case of cardiac hamartoma in a 2-month-old squirrel monkey is reported. The monkey showed a loss of appetite and died suddenly. Microscopically, an encapsulated nodular lesion was found at the right atrial wall. The lesion consisted of irregularly shaped, slender myocytes intermingled with a few fibroblasts and collagen fibers. Neither nuclear atypia nor inflammatory cell infiltrate was seen. The constituting cells had stratified striations in the cytoplasm and reacted immunohistochemically for desmin, indicating the nature of myocytes. Based on the above findings, a diagnosis of cardiac hamartoma was made. This is the first case of cardiac hamartoma in this species. |
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