Spontaneous neoplasia in the baboon (Papio spp.).
BACKGROUND
There are several comprehensive reviews of spontaneous neoplasia in non-human primates that compile individual cases or small numbers of cases, but do not provide statistical analysis of tumor incidence, demographics, or epidemiology.


METHODS
This paper reports all spontaneous neoplasms (n = 363) diagnosed over a 15-year period in a baboon colony with an average annual colony population of 4000.


RESULTS
A total of 363 spontaneous neoplasms were diagnosed in 313 baboons: 77 cases were males (25%) and 236 were females (75%); ages ranged from 1 month to 33 years (mean 16.5, median 17).


CONCLUSIONS
The organ systems affected in descending order of number of neoplasms were hematopoietic organs (n = 101, 28%), urogenital tract (n = 78, 21%), integument (n = 43, 12%), alimentary tract (n = 43, 12%), endocrine organs (n = 40, 11%), nervous system (n = 33, 9%), musculoskeletal system (n = 5, 1%), and respiratory system (n = 4, 1%). Malignant cases numbered 171 (47%); 192 (53%) cases were benign.
Cianciolo
Rachel E
RE
Southwest National Primate Research Center at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Butler
Stephanie D
SD
Eggers
Jeffery S
JS
Dick
Edward J
EJ
Leland
M Michelle
MM
de la Garza
Melissa
M
Brasky
Kathleen M
KM
Cummins
Larry B
LB
Hubbard
Gene B
GB
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010215:Papio; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology