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Surgical Removal And Recurrence Of Leiomyosarcoma In A King Cobra, Ophiophagus Hannah, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Panithi Laoungbua, Lawan Chanhome, Wijit Banlunara
Surgical Removal And Recurrence Of Leiomyosarcoma In A King Cobra, Ophiophagus Hannah, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Panithi Laoungbua, Lawan Chanhome, Wijit Banlunara
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
An adult male wild-caught king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of unknown age was raised in captivity for seven years. The snake showed swelling at the caudal third of the body. Physical examination revealed an approximately 15x10 cm firm mass in coelomic cavity. Radiography showed soft tissue density causing complete obstruction of intestinal tract. The mass was surgically removed and diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma. The snake was monitored and the mass recurred two months post-surgery. A second surgical exploration showed severe adhesion of the mass to dorsal aorta, intercostal muscle, ribs and stomach. The snake was euthanized and the recurrent masses were diagnosed …
Recurrence And Metastases Of A Basal Cell Carcinoma In A Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus Finlaysoni Floweri): A Case Report, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut, Anudep Rungsipipat, Nopadon Pirarat, Komkrich Teankum, Wijit Banlunara
Recurrence And Metastases Of A Basal Cell Carcinoma In A Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus Finlaysoni Floweri): A Case Report, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut, Anudep Rungsipipat, Nopadon Pirarat, Komkrich Teankum, Wijit Banlunara
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
A dead, 9-year-old, female, Variable squirrel, weighing 190 g, had a skin swelling in the left inguinal area. Surgical excision of a similar skin mass in the right inguinal area had taken place 87 days previously. The squirrel had showed signs of severe dyspnea and inappetence for 7 days prior to death. At necropsy, as well as the skin mass in the left inguinal area, metastases were found in the inguinal lymph node and the lung together with a hemothorax. The tumor based on the clinical data, macroscopic and microscopic lesions was diagnosed as a basal cell carcinoma, Immunohistochemistry showed …