Multiple trichoepitheliomas in an alpaca (Lama pacos).
A 13-yr-old male Alpaca (Lama pacos) presented with multiple ovoid, well-circumscribed, nonulcerated intradermal masses. Individual masses measured 1-4 cm in diameter, and the overlying skin was alopecic. Several of the masses were surgically removed and evaluated microscopically. Histopathologic evaluation demonstrated multiple dermal cysts lined by neoplastic follicular epithelium. The cysts were filled with multiple layers of lamellar keratin and lined by abortive inner and outer root sheaths exhibiting cellular atypia, supporting the diagnosis of trichoepitheliomas. No additional treatment was initiated, and the alpaca continues to do well.
Suedmeyer
W Kirk
WK
Kansas City Zoo, 6700 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64132, USA.
Williams
Fred
F
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002161:Camelids, New World; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000662:veterinary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome