Description of a Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma Within the Brainstem of a White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) From Magnetic Resonance Images and Histological Analysis

In this study we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate neuroanatomical structure in the brain of a white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) that died from a large tumor within the brainstem. This specimen was also compared with a normal white whale brain using MRI. MRI scans of the white w...

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Main Authors: Ridgway, Sam H., Marino, Lori, Lipscomb, T. P.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: WBI Studies Repository 2002
Subjects:
white whale
magnetic resonance imaging
brainstem
tumor
Animal Studies
Other Animal Sciences
Other Veterinary Medicine
Delphinapterus leucas
White whale
Online Access:https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_vsm/23
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/acwp_vsm/article/1022/viewcontent/Description_of_a_Poorly_Differentiated_Carcinoma_Within_the_Brainstem_of_a_White_Whale.pdf
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Summary:In this study we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate neuroanatomical structure in the brain of a white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) that died from a large tumor within the brainstem. This specimen was also compared with a normal white whale brain using MRI. MRI scans of the white whale specimen show how the tumor deformed surrounding brain structure. Histopathological analysis indicated a poorly differentiated carcinoma of uncertain origin. These analyses demonstrate the usefulness of supplementing histological analyses of pathology with studies of gross morphology facilitated by MRI.

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