Congenital tumours and tumour‐like lesions in domestic animals. 1. Cattle A review

Autor:	W, Misdorp
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Animals Newborn General Veterinary Neoplasms Animals Cattle Diseases Cattle Genetic Predisposition to Disease Environmental Exposure
Zdroj:	Veterinary Quarterly. 24:1-11
ISSN:	1875-5941 0165-2176
Popis:	The literature on congenital tumours and tumour-like lesions in calves was reviewed. Lesions were subdivided by their anatomical distribution and in addition also according to their histologic-pathogenetic nature. As a result of the latter method, four main groups were formed covering most of the lesions described so far: malignant lymphomas, mesotheliomas, hamartomas and embryonic tumours. Most lesions were of mesenchymal structure, carcinomas being extremely rare. Some findings may point to early genetic events, for instance twin calves both affected with malignant lymphoma and related calves with congenital facial neurofibromatosis. An external factor, asbestos, is suspected to play a role in the genesis of peritoneal mesotheliomatosis. The effects of congenital tumours on their hosts were often considerable: death by generalization (malignant lymphomas), ascites (mesotheliomas) or the growth of large abdominal tumours (nephroblastomas, mixed tumours). The latter two conditions often caused dystocia.
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