title: Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina.
abstract: An endometrial adenocarcinoma with areas of squamous differentiation and generalised metastasis was observed in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus stranded in northern Patagonia in July 1997. This is the second report of a uterine adenocarcinoma in a free-living cetacean and the first in a Delphinidae. This neoplasm likely compromised reproduction for several years. In addition, the dolphin presented tattoo-like skin lesions and its digestive tract was infested by Anisakis simplex, Pseudoterranova sp., Braunina cordiformis and Corynosoma australe.
authors: Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET), Chubut, Argentina.
authors: Juana
authors: J
authors: Sánchez
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Kuba
authors: Bárbara
authors: B
authors: Berón-Vera
authors: Silvana L
authors: SL
authors: Dans
authors: Enrique A
authors: EA
authors: Crespo
authors: Marie-Françoise
authors: MF
authors: Van Bressem
authors: Mariano A
authors: MA
authors: Coscarella
authors: Néstor A
authors: NA
authors: García
authors: Mariano Koen
authors: MK
authors: Alonso
authors: Susana N
authors: SN
authors: Pedraza
authors: Pablo A
authors: PA
authors: Mariotti
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D004289:Dolphins; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012098:Reproduction