title: A thymic carcinoid in a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris).
abstract: An 18-yr-old Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) presented with acute onset hind limb paresis. Radiographic and ultrasonographic imaging revealed a caudal abdominal aortic thrombus and a cranial mediastinal mass. Necropsy confirmed aortic thrombosis. Necrotizing enteritis and multifocal renal thrombosis were also noted. The cranial mediastinum contained a bilobed mass that histologically and ultrastructurally was consistent with a carcinoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powe
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Castleman
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046010:Tigers