CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA WITH METASTASIS IN A CAPTIVE ADELIE PENGUIN (PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE)

A captive male Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), wild caught in 1976, died unexpectedly. Necropsy revealed cholangiocarcinoma with metastases to lung, pancreas, mesentery, and cloaca, the first known case of a penguin hepatic tumor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael S. Renner, Julie Zaias, Gregory D. Bossart
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 2001
Subjects:
Adelie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0384:CWMIAC]2.0.CO;2
Description
Summary:A captive male Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), wild caught in 1976, died unexpectedly. Necropsy revealed cholangiocarcinoma with metastases to lung, pancreas, mesentery, and cloaca, the first known case of a penguin hepatic tumor.

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