Histopathological Terminology Standards for the Reporting of Prostatic Epithelial Lesions in Dogs

C Palmieri; R A Foster; V Grieco; C E Fonseca-Alves; G A Wood; W T N Culp; H Murua Escobar; A M De Marzo; R Laufer-Amorim

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.07.005

Histopathological Terminology Standards for the Reporting of Prostatic Epithelial Lesions in Dogs

J Comp Pathol. 2019 Aug:171:30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.07.005. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Authors

C Palmieri¹, R A Foster², V Grieco³, C E Fonseca-Alves⁴, G A Wood², W T N Culp⁵, H Murua Escobar⁶, A M De Marzo⁷, R Laufer-Amorim⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: c.palmieri@uq.edu.au.
² Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, University of Milan, Italy.
⁴ School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California-Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, California, USA.
⁶ Clinic for Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
⁷ School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

PMID: 31540623
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.07.005

Abstract

The terminology applied to canine prostatic epithelial lesions, especially carcinomas, is currently not standardized and this hampers the ability of pathologists to study the biological and clinical significance of these lesions. The aim of this review is to present the essential histomorphological diagnostic attributes of a wide spectrum of prostatic epithelial lesions in dogs. In addition to the traditionally recognized prostatic hyperplasia, hormonal atrophy, prostatitis, squamous metaplasia, adenocarcinoma and transitional cell (urothelial) carcinoma, new entities are described and discussed in order to provide veterinary pathologists with a basic atlas of common histological lesions of the canine prostate that is comprehensive and easy to use.

Keywords: diagnostic standards; dog; histopathology; prostate.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / pathology*
Dogs
Male
Prostate / pathology*
Prostatic Hyperplasia / pathology
Prostatic Hyperplasia / veterinary*
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms / veterinary*
Terminology as Topic*