Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in a captive female chimpanzee: A case report
A necropsy was performed on a 43‐year‐old female zoo chimpanzee, with cancer in the vulvar and perivulvar region. She was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, the presence of this tumor in domestic animals and non‐human primates is very rare in the vulvar region and there were no previous reports...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of medical primatology 2024-02, Vol.53 (1), p.e12684-n/a |
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Zusammenfassung: | A necropsy was performed on a 43‐year‐old female zoo chimpanzee, with cancer in the vulvar and perivulvar region. She was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, the presence of this tumor in domestic animals and non‐human primates is very rare in the vulvar region and there were no previous reports found on it in chimpanzee, due to which this report contributes to the knowledge on chimpanzee pathologies. |
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ISSN: | 0047-2565 1600-0684 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jmp.12684 |