Leiomyosarcoma of the kidney in a dog

A leiomyosarcoma that occurred in the right kidney of a dog (7-year-old female Labrador retriever) was studied pathologically. On histological examination, tumour cells were spindle-shaped, the cell density was high, and complex fasciculated tumour cells showing longitudinal and transverse cross-sections were observed. Both ends of the nuclei were rounded, the nucleoli were clear and many images of nuclear division were observed. Immunohistochemically, tumour cells reacted intensely with anti-vimentin antibody and anti-actin smooth muscle antibody, and mildly with anti-desmin antibody. On electron microscopy, the nuclei of tumour cells were rounded at both ends and elongated elliptically, and a large number of microfibrils with focal density and dense patches were observed in the cytoplasm. This is a case report of a very rare leiomyosarcoma of the dog kidney.