Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 384-386 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
Keywords
- Adelie penguin
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Liver
- Metastatic neoplasia
- Pygoscelis adeliae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Environmental Science(all)
- veterinary(all)