Ovarian Teratocarcinoma in an Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae): Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Characterization. Academic Article

abstract

• A 17-year-old female emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) was presented for clinical evaluation due to a 3-week history of anorexia and progressive weight loss. The emu died after sedation. At necropsy examination, the ovary and the majority of the oviduct were effaced by a multinodular cystic mass and accompanied by 6l of coelomic effusion. Histopathology revealed a neoplasm composed of well-differentiated, poorly organized tissues derived from ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Tissues within the neoplasm expressed glial fibrillary acidic protein, desmin and cytokeratins AE1/AE3, respectively, confirming the diagnosis of teratocarcinoma.

authors

• Rech, Raquel

published proceedings

• J Comp Pathol

altmetric score

• 0.25

author list (cited authors)

• Leal de Araujo, J., Perry, A., Wild, J., Kleinschmdit, L., Hoppes, S., & Rech, R. R.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Leal de Araujo, J||Perry, A||Wild, J||Kleinschmdit, L||Hoppes, S||Rech, RR

publication date

• January 2018

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Dromaiidae
• Emu
• Female
• Malignant Teratoma
• Ovarian Neoplasms
• Ovary
• Teratocarcinoma
• Teratocarcinomatosis

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.01.003

start page

• 31

end page

• 35

volume

• 159

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.01.003