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Metastatic gastric squamous cell carcinoma in a western grey kangaroo

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ) developed lameness, a stiff gait, and weight loss, and deteriorated despite medical treatment. Postmortem examination revealed a primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with associated cardiac, pulmonary, diaphragmatic, hepatic, and vertebral metastases with lytic bone lesions. Before histologic examination, the macroscopic appearance of the liver lesions had raised concerns about mycobacteriosis. Metastatic gastric SCC has not been reported previously in a western grey kangaroo, to our knowledge.

Source: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

DOI: 10.1177/10406387251384945

Authors: Andreu Masdefiol Garriga, Barbara Ferreira, Simon J. Girling, Stephanie M. Mota, Linda R. Morrison

Institutions: Roslin Institute, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Language: English

Topic: Veterinary Oncology Research

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,150