Cutaneous iridophoroma in a Green iguana (Iguana iguana )
| Autor: | James F. X. Wellehan, Estelle Rousselet, Carlos H. de Mello Souza, Michael J. Dark, E. D. Epperson, Heather L. Wamsley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences medicine.medical_treatment Metastasis 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences biology.animal medicine Intact male Iguana General Veterinary biology business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Radiation therapy 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Cytopathology Surgical excision Radiology business Green iguana Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 46:625-628 |
| ISSN: | 0275-6382 |
| Popis: | An 11-year-old intact male Green iguana (Iguana iguana) was referred for treatment of a probable iridophoroma based on previous cytopathology. A periocular mass was present near the right medial canthus. Computed tomography did not show any sign of metastasis. Clinicopathologic abnormalities included lymphopenia and hyperproteinemia. Cytologic and histologic evaluations of the mass were consistent with iridophoroma. Complete surgical excision of the mass was not possible without removal of the orbit due to local tissue involvement. Recovery and suture removal were unremarkable. Adjunctive radiation therapy was recommended, but not performed. A year later, the surgical site had healed well. To our knowledge, this is the first reported chromatophoroma cytopathology in a Green iguana. Chromatophoromas should be included in the differential diagnoses of pigmented skin tumors in reptiles. Early surgical excision is useful to limit local tissue destruction and metastatic potential. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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