Diagnosis and surgical treatment of thyroid adenoma-induced hyperthyroidism in a green iguana (Iguana iguana).
An adult female green iguana (Iguana iguana) presented with polyphagia, loss of the dorsal spines, hyperactivity, increased aggression, tachycardia, and a bilobate mass palpable anterior to the thoracic inlet. Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was based on a total T4 (30.0 nmol/L) elevated above that of clinically healthy iguanas (3.81 +/- 0.84 nmol/L), and histopathology confirmed a functional thyroid adenoma. Surgical thyroidectomy safely returned the lizard to a euthyroid state.
Hernandez-Divers
S J
SJ
Exotic Animal Centre, 12 Fitzilian Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex RM3 0QS, United Kingdom.
Knott
C D
CD
MacDonald
J
J
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007076:Iguanas; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood
D013974:Thyroxine