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Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
| Title: | Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). |
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| Name(s): |
Bossart, Gregory D., creator Ghim, Shin-je, creator Rehtanz, Manuela, creator Goldstein, Juli D., creator Varela, Rene A., creator Ewing, Ruth Y., creator Fair, Patricia A., creator Lenzi, Renato, creator Joseph, Brian, creator Hicks, Christie L., creator Schneider, Lynda S., creator McKinnie, Carolyn J., creator Reif, John S., creator Sanchez, Roberto, creator Lopez, Alfonso, creator Novoa, Sandra, creator Bernal, Jaime, creator Goretti, Maria, creator Rodriguez, Maya, creator Defran, R. H., creator Jenson, A. Bennett, creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2005 | |
| Publisher: | European Association for Aquatic Mammals | |
| Extent: | 9 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 1930466 (digitool), FADT1930466 (IID), fau:5485 (fedora), 10.1578/AM.31.4.2005.473 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
This study describes lingual papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas (n = 11) and genital papillomas (n = 4) in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) evaluated from January 2000 to January 2005. Tumors were found primarily in adult dolphins of both sexes living in free-ranging and captive conditions. Three dolphins had multiple lingual tumors of mixed histological type, consisting of papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas, suggesting malignant transformation of the benign papillomatous lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of oral papillomas in bottlenose dolphins and concurrent oral neoplasia that included both sessile papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma in the same dolphin. Additionally, it is the first known report of genital papillomas in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins from Atlantic coastal waters. The unusually high occurrence of related benign and malignant orogenital epithelial neoplastic lesions in a short period suggests that the lesions may represent one or more emerging diseases. Preliminary evidence suggests that these tumors may be of infectious etiology, possibly having an orogenital route of transmission. This article was published by the European Association for Aquatic Mammals http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ and may be cited as Bossart, Gregory D., Shin-je Ghim, Manuela Rehtanz, Juli Goldstein, Rene Varela, Ruth Y.Ewing, Patricia A. Fair, Renato Lenzi, Brian Joseph, Christie L. Hicks, Lynda S. Schneider, Carolyn J. McKinnie, John S. Reif, Roberto Sanchez, Alfonso Lopez, Sandra Novoa, Jaime Bernal, Maria Goretti, Maya Rodriguez, R.H. Defran and A. Bennett Jenson (2005) Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Aquatic Mammals, 31(4):473-480 doi:10.1578/AM.31.4.2005.473 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1616. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bottlenose dolphin --Diseases Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States Bottlenose dolphin |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1930466 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.31.4.2005.473 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2005 European Association for Aquatic Mammals | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
