Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina
Sanchez, J.; Kuba, L.; Beron-Vera, B.; Dans, S.L.; Crespo, E.A.; Van Bressem, M.F.; Coscarella, M.A.; Garcia, N.A.; Alonso, M.K.; Pedraza, S.N.; Mariotti, P.A. (2002). Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina. Dis. Aquat. Org. 48(2): 155-159. dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao048155
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Inter Research: Oldendorf/Luhe. ISSN 0177-5103; e-ISSN 1616-1580, more
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| Keyword |
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) [WoRMS]
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| Author keywords |
bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncates; uterine adenocarcinoma; |
| Authors | | Top |
- Sanchez, J.
- Kuba, L.
- Beron-Vera, B.
- Dans, S.L.
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- Crespo, E.A.
- Van Bressem, M.F.
- Coscarella, M.A.
- Garcia, N.A.
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- Alonso, M.K.
- Pedraza, S.N.
- Mariotti, P.A.
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| Abstract |
An endometrial adenocarcinoma with areas of squamous differentiation and generalised metastasis was observed in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus stranded in northern Patagonia in July 1997. This is the second report of a uterine adenocarcinoma in a free-living cetacean and the first in a Delphinidae. This neoplasm likely compromised reproduction for several years. In addition, the dolphin presented tattoo-like skin lesions and its digestive tract was infested by Anisakis simplex, Pseudoterranova sp., Braunina cordiform-is and Corynosoma australe. |
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