Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report

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Autor(a) principal: Eckstein,C.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Tinoco,H.P., Coelho,C.M., Lima,P.A., Rocha,C.E.V., Santos,R.L.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT A male 15-year-old captive Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) developed pelvic limb hypermetry over the past 10 years. Recently, an ulcerated black nodule located caudally to the right ear was observed. The animal was submitted to surgery for removing the tumor, but died during anesthetic recovery. At necropsy, another infiltrative nodule was observed caudally to the right ear. Histologically, both nodules corresponded to melanocytic neoplasia, varying from heavily pigmented to amelanotic, with metastasis to mediastinal lymph nodes, spleen and lung. Lipofuscinosis and corpora amylacea were histologically observed in the central nervous system. Macroscopic and histologic findings confirmed the diagnosis of skin metastatic melanoma in a captive adult Siberian tiger.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
title Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
spellingShingle Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
Eckstein,C.
melanocytic neoplasia
wild animals
cutaneous melanoma
captive felines
title_short Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
title_full Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
title_fullStr Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
title_sort Cutaneous metastatic melanoma in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - case report
author Eckstein,C.
author_facet Eckstein,C.
Tinoco,H.P.
Coelho,C.M.
Lima,P.A.
Rocha,C.E.V.
Santos,R.L.
author_role author
author2 Tinoco,H.P.
Coelho,C.M.
Lima,P.A.
Rocha,C.E.V.
Santos,R.L.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Eckstein,C.
Tinoco,H.P.
Coelho,C.M.
Lima,P.A.
Rocha,C.E.V.
Santos,R.L.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv melanocytic neoplasia
wild animals
cutaneous melanoma
captive felines
topic melanocytic neoplasia
wild animals
cutaneous melanoma
captive felines
description ABSTRACT A male 15-year-old captive Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) developed pelvic limb hypermetry over the past 10 years. Recently, an ulcerated black nodule located caudally to the right ear was observed. The animal was submitted to surgery for removing the tumor, but died during anesthetic recovery. At necropsy, another infiltrative nodule was observed caudally to the right ear. Histologically, both nodules corresponded to melanocytic neoplasia, varying from heavily pigmented to amelanotic, with metastasis to mediastinal lymph nodes, spleen and lung. Lipofuscinosis and corpora amylacea were histologically observed in the central nervous system. Macroscopic and histologic findings confirmed the diagnosis of skin metastatic melanoma in a captive adult Siberian tiger.
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