title: A spontaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in a squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
abstract: A spontaneous squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed in the oral cavity of an adult female squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). Immunohistochemical analysis of the neoplasm demonstrated cytokeratin and vimentin, but not S100 or desmin in the neoplastic epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Comparative Pathology, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, MA 01772-9102.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Sasseville
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pauley
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Spaulding
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Chalifoux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee-Parritz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003893:Desmin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012453:Saimiri; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003893:Desmin; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins