Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the heart base in a dog: A case report

Abstract

A case of a nine-year-old, intact female, American Bulldog with a heart mass is described. Echocardiography was used to identify this pathological lesion. Part of the mass and pericardial sac were surgically removed for histopathological examination. A final diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma was diagnosed by necropsy and histopathology. To the author's knowledge, there is very limited information in the literature about this pathology.

Keywords

• cardiac tumour
• echocardiography
• heart
• histopathology
• immunohistochemistry