Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was performed and a presumptive histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. This diagnosis was confirmed after limb amputation. Two months af...

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Autores principales: Dominik Komenda, Tamara Dolenšek, Tanja Švara, Marjan Kastelic, Pavel Proks, Ivana Nývltová, Pavel Kvapil
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d441a22090b34bc0be9c9bf9993a6a042021-11-17T21:27:53ZMetastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)1820-744810.2478/acve-2020-0019https://doaj.org/article/d441a22090b34bc0be9c9bf9993a6a042020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2020-0019https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was performed and a presumptive histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. This diagnosis was confirmed after limb amputation. Two months after amputation a sudden deterioration in the overall health of the patient occurred. Ultrasound examination of the coelomic cavity revealed hypoechoic lesions in the liver. The patient was euthanized and submitted for necropsy which revealed a severely enlarged liver with multiple coalescing yellowish nodules. Cholangiocarcinoma of the liver with metastases to the spleen, left mesovarium and right pelvic limb was diagnosed after histopathological examination.Dominik KomendaTamara DolenšekTanja ŠvaraMarjan KastelicPavel ProksIvana NývltováPavel KvapilSciendoarticlehistopathologynecropsyneoplasiareptilesx-rayultrasonographyVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 267-276 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic histopathology
necropsy
neoplasia
reptiles
x-ray
ultrasonography
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle histopathology
necropsy
neoplasia
reptiles
x-ray
ultrasonography
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Dominik Komenda
Tamara Dolenšek
Tanja Švara
Marjan Kastelic
Pavel Proks
Ivana Nývltová
Pavel Kvapil
Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
description A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was performed and a presumptive histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. This diagnosis was confirmed after limb amputation. Two months after amputation a sudden deterioration in the overall health of the patient occurred. Ultrasound examination of the coelomic cavity revealed hypoechoic lesions in the liver. The patient was euthanized and submitted for necropsy which revealed a severely enlarged liver with multiple coalescing yellowish nodules. Cholangiocarcinoma of the liver with metastases to the spleen, left mesovarium and right pelvic limb was diagnosed after histopathological examination.
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author Dominik Komenda
Tamara Dolenšek
Tanja Švara
Marjan Kastelic
Pavel Proks
Ivana Nývltová
Pavel Kvapil
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Tamara Dolenšek
Tanja Švara
Marjan Kastelic
Pavel Proks
Ivana Nývltová
Pavel Kvapil
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title Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
title_short Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
title_full Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
title_fullStr Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
title_sort metastatic cholangiocarcinoma in a bearded dragon (pogona vitticeps)
publisher Sciendo
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/d441a22090b34bc0be9c9bf9993a6a04
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