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Postmortem examination. Adenocarcinoma metastasis:rosary arranged small size nodules (0.5 to 3 centimetres) in cows' caudal mesentery.
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Rectal palpation also revealed numerous pea-size round nodules inside the abdomen, arranged as a rosary (Figure 1) and very large and hard iliac lymph nodes.
Postmortem examination. Adenocarcinoma metastasis:Two to five centimetres nodules in lung posterior dorsal lobe showing on cut yellow surface.
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The pulmonary masses showed on cut section a yellowish surface (Figure 2).
Invasion of lymphatic vessels in the myometrium by cells of the adenocarcinoma (H&E, x100).
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Invasion of lymphatic was obvious in the primitive tumour (Figure 3).
Liver metastasis of uterine adenocarcinoma. The tubular structures infiltrate the interstitial tissue accompanied by dense fibrous tissue and inflammatory infiltrate. Remnants of liver cells can be seen on the left, trapped within the fibrous tissue. Liver lobules are also evident in the upper and lower margins of the image (H&E, x40).
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Metastasis of the adenocarcinoma were identified in the lung, omentum and liver (Figure 4).