During a preventive medicine examination on a 13-yr-old intact female African spot-necked otter (Lutra maculicollis), radiographs were obtained and a cranial thoracic mass was noted. Cytology from an ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirate was suggestive of a thymoma. Surgical removal was performed and this diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. At a recheck examination 6 mo postsurgery, there was no evidence of recurrence. This case highlights the value of a comprehensive preventive medicine program that resulted in the early detection of a subclinical thymoma and its successful removal.
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1 December 2010
Preventive Medicine Success: Thymoma Removal in an African Spot-Necked Otter (Lutra maculicollis)
Geoffrey W. Pye,
Amanda White,
P. K. Robbins,
Rachel E. Burns,
Bruce A. Rideout
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Lutra maculicollis
otter
preventive medicine
thymoma