SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PULMONARY MELANOPHOROMA IN A BEADED LIZARD (HELODERMA HORRIDUM EXASPERATUM)
| Autor: | Rita McManamon, Maria M. Crane, Christopher R. Gregory, Sam Rivera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Lung Neoplasms Lung Heloderma General Veterinary business.industry Radiography Soft tissue Echogenicity Lizards General Medicine Anatomy Biology biology.organism_classification Lethargy medicine.anatomical_structure Cytology medicine Animals Animal Science and Zoology business Exploratory surgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 46:397-399 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2825 1042-7260 |
| DOI: | 10.1638/2014-0188r2.1 |
| Popis: | An adult male Rio Fuerte beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum) was examined because of a history of anorexia and lethargy of one week duration. Diagnostic tests included a physical exam, complete blood cell count, plasma biochemistries, whole-body radiographs, and ultrasonography. The physical exam revealed the presence of a large mass in the midcoelomic cavity. Radiographs confirmed the presence of the midcoelomic mass and showed a smaller mass in the right cranial lung field. The ultrasonogram showed a homogeneous mass with soft tissue echogenicity. A fine-needle aspirate was collected, and the cytology results were suggestive of a melanophoroma. Exploratory surgery revealed a large mass (10×6 cm) within the right lung, with extensive adhesions to the caudolateral margin of the right liver lobe. The smaller mass (2×3 cm) was within the cranial aspect of the right lung. A right pulmonectomy and partial hepatectomy were performed to remove the tumors. The animal died 3.5-yr postsurgery, and histopathologic evaluation did not show evidence of melanophoroma in any of the tissues evaluated. |
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