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1 January 1999 Uterine Adenocarcinoma in a Captive Sika Deer
N. Robert, H. Posthaus
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Abstract

A uterine adenocarcinoma with widespread visceral implantation and lymphatic metastases is described in a 4-yr-old captive nulliparous sika deer (Cervus nippon). The tumor was histologically characterized by proliferation of irregularly shaped acini and tubules lined by single- or multi-layered pleomorphic epithelial cells, which were sometimes multi-nucleated and contained PAS positive mucin. The neoplastic tissue was invasive and showed a marked desmoplastic reaction. A relationship between the tumor and a hormonal imbalance could not be ruled out. This is the first report of a tumor of the reproductive tract in a cervid.

Robert and Posthaus: Uterine Adenocarcinoma in a Captive Sika Deer
N. Robert and H. Posthaus "Uterine Adenocarcinoma in a Captive Sika Deer," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35(1), 141-144, (1 January 1999). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.141
Received: 1 February 1998; Published: 1 January 1999
KEYWORDS
Adenocarcinoma
case report
Cervus nippon
sika deer
uterus
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