title: Mediastinal lymphoma in a badger (Meles meles).
abstract: A case of mediastinal lymphoma in a free-living, adult male European badger (Meles meles), from Trento Province (northern Italy) is described. A yellow-red mass delimited by a thick fibrous capsule completely occupied the anterior mediastinum. Based on the histologic and immunohistochemical findings, a diagnosis of mediastinal lymphocytic lymphoma was made. Documentation of neoplasms in free-living species is important for comparison with domestic animals and humans and may give insight into epidemiology of these diseases. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a mediastinal lymphoma in a badger.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Histopathology Department, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy. fmutinelli@izsvenezie.it
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mutinelli
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vascellari
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melchiotti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*