XXXX --clinicopathological study.

@entity1 @entity1712 @entity82 @entity39 @entity235 @entity575 @entity358 @entity5475
@entity358 ( @entity358 ), caused by @entity5475 ( @entity5475 ), the @entity235 heartworm, is not common in @entity1 , though we recently encountered 4 cases. Chest X-ray images from annual health examinations showed a single spherical nodule in the inferior or middle portion of the right lung in each @entity1 . None of the @entity1 showed any clinical symptoms and had no contact with @entity235 . Hematological results in 3 of the cases were within normal limits, while mild @entity1712 was found in one. Serological tests for the Anti- @entity5475 antibodies were not performed. There were no characteristic clinical manifestation of @entity358 in any of the @entity1 , however, we consider it important to keep a diagnosis of @entity358 in mind, when we experienced these cases, they present no characteristic clinical manifestations. Pathologically, macroscopic findings showed well-circumscribed nodules that were round peripheral lesions in lungs. Histological results revealed @entity39 with @entity82 and granulation in the nodule edge, which contained inflammatory cells. By means of @entity575 staining, the worm structures in the nodules could be identified well, and the quadrant cells in the sections were numbered about 30. Immunohistochemically, the somatic muscle tissues were stained with anti- @entity5475 antibody. These findings indicated that the @entity358 in all 4 cases were due to @entity5475 .
