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. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institu...
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| Language: | English |
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| 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. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1512 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Renner, M. S., Zaias, J., & Bossart, G. D. (2001). Cholangiocarcinoma with metastasis in a captive Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32(3), 384-386. |
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