Neuroendocrine tumor in the lung of a captive black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)

This paper describes a neuroendocrine (NE) tumor of the lung that was observed during the necropsy of a 14-year-old female black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) with sudden death. Grossly, multifocal firm and coalescing nodular masses were observed in the lung. The histological examination showed th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2007, Vol.69(7), pp.783-785
Hauptverfasser: Cho, H.S.(Chonnam National Univ., Gwangju (Korea R.)), Kim, Y.S, Choi, C, Lee, J.H, Kurkure, N.V, Subramanian, M, Park, N.Y
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes a neuroendocrine (NE) tumor of the lung that was observed during the necropsy of a 14-year-old female black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) with sudden death. Grossly, multifocal firm and coalescing nodular masses were observed in the lung. The histological examination showed the tumor to be an typical NE tumor with polygonal cells grouped in small solid aggregates, with regularly sized, spherical, centrally placed nuclei with modest, lightly granular cytoplasm suspended in a fibrovascular stroma. The immunohistochemical examination revealed the tumor to be positive for cytokeratin, chromogranin A and synaptophysin, and negative for CD56. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of NE tumor in the lung of the black spider monkey.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.69.783