Spontaneous Nephroblastoma in a Pregnant Pig

Kwak, Soo-Dong; Lee, Choon-Sik; Cho, Yong-Joon; Lee, Cha Soo; Han, Du-Seik

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1982;22(1):59-62.

Soo-Dong Kwak¹, Choon-Sik Lee¹, Yong-Joon Cho¹, Cha Soo Lee², Du-Seik Han³

¹Gyeongbug Animal Health Experimental Institute
²Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Gyeongbug National University
³Department of Anatomy, College of Dental Medicine, Won Kwang University

임신돈(姙娠豚)에서 관찰(觀察)된 Nephroblastoma

곽수동¹, 이춘식¹, 조용준¹, 이차수², 한두석³

¹경상북도가축위생시험소
²경북대학교 농과대학
³원광대학교 치과대학

Abstract

This paper dealt with histopathological observations of the nephroblastoma in the pregnant pig died on 8 days before paturation day. The results summarized as follows: Authors considered that in necropsy finding the pregnant pig died of circulative and respiratory disturbance by compression of fetus and renal tumor weighing about 12Kg. In microscopical findings of the renal tumor it was composed of well differentiated tumor cells and connective tissue elements. As differentiation of the neoplastic epithelial cells progressed, tubular and cystic structures, and papillary structures resembled to glomeruli appeared. This tumor was regarded as nephrohlastoma.