Advanced gastric carcinoma in a de Brazza's guenon (Cercopithecus neglectus).
A necropsy case of advanced gastric carcinoma in a 20-year-old female de Brazza's guenon (Cercopithecus neglectus) was studied, Grossly, an excavated carcinoma mass, 60 x 55 x 35 mm in size, was located in the cardiac region of the stomach. Multiple disseminated nodules had implanted on the diaphragm and omentum. The tumor consisted of intestinal-type adenocarcinoma cells and showed infiltrative growth beyond the serosa. The morphologic features of this tumor closely resembled those of advanced gastric carcinomas in human patients.
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Division of Comparative Pathology, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, MA 001722-9102, USA.
Noda
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Sakai
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Murata
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Hama
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Isowa
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Masegi
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002521:Cercopithecus; D005260:Female; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*