Tubulopapillary mammary carcinoma in a brown bear (Ursus arctos)

NAK D., Cangul İ. T., NAK Y., CİHAN H., Celimli N.

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.505-508, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.505
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.505-508
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 28-yr-old, nulliparous female brown bear (Ursus araos) at the Karacabey Ovakurusu Bear Sanctuary presented with an enlargement of the mammary gland. Three other nodules were also noted in the proximity of the mammary gland and over the vulva. Clinical, hematologic, ultrasonographic, and radiologic examinations were performed; the enlarged mammary gland was removed and the other masses were also excised. Histopathologic examination revealed tubulopapillary carcinoma of the mammary gland, and the other masses were diagnosed as epidermoid cysts. This is the first reported case of tubulopapillary mammary carcinoma accompanied by epidermoid cysts in a bear.