A 19-yr-old binturong (Arctictis binturong) with acute upper respiratory disease was euthanized. Postmortem findings included hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic islet cell carcinoma, and renal adenocarcinoma with metastasis to the spleen, pleura, and pericardium. A link between primary hepatic and renal neoplasms has been noted in older humans.
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1 March 2005
RENAL ADENOCARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA, AND PANCREATIC ISLET CELL CARCINOMA IN A BINTURONG (ARCTICTIS BINTURONG)
Eric Klaphake,
Ahmed Shoieb,
Ed Ramsay,
Juergen Schumacher,
Linden Craig
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 36 • No. 1
March 2005
Vol. 36 • No. 1
March 2005
Arctictis binturong
binturong
hepatocellular carcinoma
neoplasia
pancreatic islet cell carcinoma
renal adenocarcinoma