Kittikorn Boonsri, Jiraporn Sritan, Thewarach Vechmanus, M Gerard O'Sullivan, Kidsadagon Pringproa
A 9-yr-old male meerkat (Suricata suricatta) living in captivity, with a history of anorexia, lethargy, and weight loss, was examined postmortem. Physical examination revealed poor body condition, dehydration, and icteric mucous membranes. Macroscopically, white to yellowish, multinodulated masses were found protruding from the liver. These multinodular masses were also observed in all lobes of the lungs and the mediastinal lymph nodes. Microscopic examination revealed tumors with well-circumscribed, atypical proliferating cuboidal to columnar bile duct epithelial layers arranged in solid sheets and papillary patterns...
September 2013: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine: Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians