Tumor de células da granulosa em uma cadela

Estuda-se um caso de tumor de células da granulosa em cadela de 12 anos, apresentando a forma mista e sinais histológicos de malignidade. O animal não mostrou, aparentemente, sinais hormonais, mas, a histologia os revelou, interpretando-se como manifestação hiperhormonal. Depois do estudo desse grupo de tumores, passa-se à apresentação do caso, encarando dua feição clínica e anatômica.This is a report of a case of Granulosa-cell tumor (mixed type) in a bitch twelve years old. In spite of the benign clinical course, the tumor shows histological signs of malignancy. There was no clinical evidences of hormonal action, but the endometrium shows glandular hyperplasia with cystic dilatation of the endometrial glands. The animal had a corneal exulceration that has healed after the tumor removal. The clinical and anatomical pattern of the tumor were stidied after a general review of the veterinary literature about this subject