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In the present study, a rare case of ovarian luteoma is described in a 5-year-old German Shepherd dog. Histopathologically, the tissue sections composed of multiple lobules of polyhedral cells with abundant, finely vacuolated cytoplasm, centrally located nuclei surrounded by fine well-vascularized connective tissue. Neoplastic cells showed strong cytoplasmic positivity for inhibin-α and vimentin and moderate for calretinin. Based on histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, the tumor was diagnosed as ovarian luteoma.
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Namazi, F., Abbaszadeh Hasiri, M., Nikahval, B. et al. Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of ovarian luteoma associated with endometrial hyperplasia in a bitch. Comp Clin Pathol 24, 705–707 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-014-2043-2
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