title: Adenoma of the gallbladder in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
abstract: A 37-yr-old chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) died due to bacterial meningoencephalomyelitis. At necropsy, a mass was observed in the fundus of the gallbladder. Histopathologic examination resulted in a diagnosis of adenoma, the first diagnosis of a primary spontaneous neoplasm in the gallbladder of a non-human primate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop 78602, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Starost
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martino
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification