IMMUNOEXPRESSION OF MASPIN AND KI-67 AS PROGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR BENIGN CHARACTERIZATION OF A CANINE MAMMARY FIBROEPITHELIAL HYPERPLASIA: CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Debora Aparecida P. de Campos Zuccari Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Rodrigo Castro Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Cibelli Soares Frade Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Luana Roberta Pivaro Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Juliana Carmona-Raphe Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Zilda Mayer Faculdade de medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

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https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i4.3773

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Abstract

Mammary hyperplasia is characterized by an increase in the whole mammary gland, considered benign and with a good prognosis. A two-year-old dog showed a volume increase in the entire mammary chain after hormone stimulation. To characterize the process prognosis, a immunohistochemical procedure was used to evaluate the Maspin staining, considered good prognosis marker, and the Ki-67, a proliferation marker, whose high expression indicates malignancy. As a result, we obtained a low expression of Ki-67 and a high expression of Maspin, suggesting an excellent prognosis for the animal.

Keywords: Female dog, imunohistochemistry, neoplasia, prognosis.

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Published

2010-12-21

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ZUCCARI, Debora Aparecida P. de Campos; CASTRO, Rodrigo; FRADE, Cibelli Soares; PIVARO, Luana Roberta; CARMONA-RAPHE, Juliana; MAYER, Zilda. IMMUNOEXPRESSION OF MASPIN AND KI-67 AS PROGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR BENIGN CHARACTERIZATION OF A CANINE MAMMARY FIBROEPITHELIAL HYPERPLASIA: CASE REPORT. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 4, p. 977–980, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i4.3773. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3773. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2025.

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