Malignant Melanoma in a Free-Ranging Piebald Elk (Cervus canadensis) from Pennsylvania

Andreas S. Sergiou; Jeremiah E. Banfield; Holly M. Brown; Corissa A. Steimling; Erin Luley; Arthur Hattel; Susan J. Bender; Justin D. Brown

doi:10.1656/045.031.0313

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Andreas S. Sergiou,¹ Jeremiah E. Banfield,² Holly M. Brown,³ Corissa A. Steimling,¹ Erin Luley,^1,4 Arthur Hattel,¹ Susan J. Bender,⁵ Justin D. Brown^1,*

¹Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802.
²Bureau of Wildlife Management, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
³Metzger Animal Hospital, State College, PA 16801.
⁴Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
⁵New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348.

^*Corresponding author - jdb56@psu.edu.

Abstract

A free-ranging, adult, piebald Cervus canadensis (Elk) was found emaciated and moribund in Pennsylvania and was humanely dispatched due to poor prognosis. The cow had pigmented masses in the oropharyngeal cavity and lung that were cytologically and histopathologically diagnosed as melanoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an oropharyngeal melanoma in free-ranging Elk. The association between melanoma and piebaldism in cervids is not understood and requires further investigation.

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Andreas S. Sergiou, Jeremiah E. Banfield, Holly M. Brown, Corissa A. Steimling, Erin Luley, Arthur Hattel, Susan J. Bender, and Justin D. Brown "Malignant Melanoma in a Free-Ranging Piebald Elk (Cervus canadensis) from Pennsylvania," Northeastern Naturalist 31(3), N17-N22, (5 September 2024). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.031.0313

Published: 5 September 2024

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