Rare and unknown canine systemic mastocytosis: clinical and laboratory features of an aberrant c-Kit mutation neoplasia

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.175896

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Eosinophilia, Hepatomegaly, C-Kit mutation, Systemic mastocytosis

Abstract

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) pathology is extremely rare in canine practice, with insufficient reported data. The knowledge of the clinical behavior of this pathology is scarce. In human medicine, SM has been widely investigated, being defined as a rare hematopoietic disorder by the World Health Organization (2016), within the type of myeloproliferative neoplasms. Herein, we describe a systemic mastocytosis case in a Portuguese Serra-da-Estrela dog, where a cutaneous grade III/high-grade MCT was also diagnosed. The clinical decline of the animal and owner’s insistence throughout anamnesis that the dog was markedly different after the cytologic exam performed in another clinic, along with both severe eosinophilia and hepatomegaly, led to the clinical suspicion of SM. The animal passed away 7 days later. Post-mortem investigation confirmed SM pathology, and a deletion of 15 base pairs change on c-Kit gene exon 11 was identified. Contemplating the low number of cases described in the literature, this publication aims to disclose clinical and laboratory features of rare and poorly described canine SM, taking into consideration human outcomes described in the literature.

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Rare and unknown canine systemic mastocytosis: clinical and laboratory features of an aberrant c-Kit mutation neoplasia. (2021). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 58, e175896. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2021.175896