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J Vet Sci. 2007 Mar;8(1):103-105 |
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Hepatocellular adenoma in a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Il-Hong Bae1, Bidur Pakhrin1, Hyang Jee1, Nam-Shik Shin2, Dae-Yong Kim1,* |
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1Departments of Veterinary Pathology and 2Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University,
Seoul 151-742, Korea
* daeyong@snu.ac.kr |
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A 7-year-old female Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) at the
Seoul Grand Park, Korea, died after displaying depression,
anorexia, weight loss and rough skin for several days. At
necropsy, a solitary friable round mass, which was
approximately 12 Ąż 9 Ąż 5 cm and mottled dark red and
yellow, was found bulging from the right hepatic lobe.
Microscopically, the nonencapsulated, poorly circumscribed
mass was composed of solid sheets of neoplastic hepatocytes.
In addition, numerous small tan foci, ranging from 0.5 to
1.0 cm in diameter, were evenly scattered throughout the
pancreatic tissue. These foci were found to be
nonencapsulated, well-demarcated hyperplastic nodules
of the exocrine pancreatic gland. We observed neither
intrahepatic nor extrahepatic metastases. Based on the
gross and microscopic changes, we diagnosed the animal
as having a hepatocellular adenoma accompanied by
exocrine pancreatic nodular hyperplasia.
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