An adult female North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) presented with multiple intrathoracic masses identified histologically as squamous cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining patterns for high- molecular-weight keratin, p40, p63, calretinin, and TTF-1, along with the gross and histologic findings, indicated a primary pleural squamous cell carcinoma as the most likely diagnosis.
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9 July 2019
Primary Pleural Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Free-Ranging River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Norbert van de Velde,
Douglas J. Demetrick,
Pádraig J. Duignan
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 55 • No. 3
July 2019
Vol. 55 • No. 3
July 2019