Little is known about neoplasia in the jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest American feline. A captive black jaguar was diagnosed at necropsy with a mastocytic form of visceral mast cell tumor similar to that which occurs in domestic cats. This animal had no previous clinical disease and died during anesthesia for a routine dental treatment.
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1 March 2003
VISCERAL MAST CELL TUMOR IN A CAPTIVE BLACK JAGUAR (PANTHERA ONCA)
Márcio Botelho de Castro,
Karin Werther,
Guilherme Sellera Godoy,
Vivian Palmeira Borges,
Antonio Carlos Alessi
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 34 • No. 1
March 2003
Vol. 34 • No. 1
March 2003
Felidae
jaguar
Mast cell tumor
neoplasia
Panthera onca
pathology