Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Free-Ranging American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Free-Ranging American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

We necropsied an American black bear (Ursus americanus) from central Utah, US and found several liters of cloudy fluid and multiple white nodules in the peritoneal cavity. Histopathologic examination and staining with pancytokeratin and vimentin markers identified a peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 2021-01, Vol.57 (1), p.230-233
Hauptverfasser: Kelly, E. Jane, Roug, Annette, Gray, Steve, Baldwin, Thomas J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We necropsied an American black bear (Ursus americanus) from central Utah, US and found several liters of cloudy fluid and multiple white nodules in the peritoneal cavity. Histopathologic examination and staining with pancytokeratin and vimentin markers identified a peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma has not been reported previously in black bears.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00014