Brain tumours in two Bactrian camels: a histiocytic sarcoma and a meningioma.
Primary brain tumours were identified in two Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) living at the Zoological Society of London's two zoos. Histology and immunohistochemistry were used to diagnose a histiocytic sarcoma in a 16-year-old female and a fibroblastic meningioma in a 13-year-old male. Before one died and the other was euthanased both camels had shown progressive neurological signs, including circling and ataxia.
Molenaar
F M
FM
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY. fieke.molenaar@ioz.ac.uk
Breed
A C
AC
Flach
E J
EJ
McCandlish
I A P
IA
Pocknell
A M
AM
Strike
T
T
Routh
A
A
Taema
M
M
Summers
B A
BA
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002162:Camelus; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*