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) |
|---|---|
| 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)
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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. https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0384:CWMIAC]2.0.CO;2