Spontaneous tumors are rarely described in wild felids. The reported cases in lions comprise lymphomas, mammary tumors, schwannoma, osteochondroma and cutaneous tumors as fibrosarcoma or mast cell tumor. We describe a case of hepatic cholangiocarcinoma with diffuse metastasis in an aged zoo lioness.
“Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct carcinoma) with diffuse metastasis in a lion (panthera leo)”
SFORNA, Monica;CAPUCCINI, SILVIA;LEPRI, Elvio;RICCI, Giovanni;VITELLOZZI, Giovanni
2003
Abstract
Spontaneous tumors are rarely described in wild felids. The reported cases in lions comprise lymphomas, mammary tumors, schwannoma, osteochondroma and cutaneous tumors as fibrosarcoma or mast cell tumor. We describe a case of hepatic cholangiocarcinoma with diffuse metastasis in an aged zoo lioness.File in questo prodotto:
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