An approximately 31-yr-old California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with a history of chronic visual impairment and corneal disease presented with slow onset, progressive neurologic deficits. Treatment for rear flipper paresis was not effective and the animal was euthanatized. Histopathologic findings included hepatocellular and biliary neoplasia, ocular amyloidosis, adrenal adenoma and pheochromocytoma, and spinal cord changes consistent with multicentric neurofibromatosis. This is the first documentation of these conditions in a California sea lion.
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1 March 2012
Multicentric Neurofibromatosis With Rectal Prolapse in a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
Elizabeth M. Rush,
Anna L. Ogburn,
Michael M. Garner
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Adenocarcinoma
amyloid
neurofibromatosis
ocular
pheochromocytoma
rectal prolapse
sea lion