title: A dermal melanoma in a young common seal (Phoca vitulina).
abstract: A subcutaneous melanocytic tumor was diagnosed during the rehabilitation period of a stranded 7-mo-old common seal (Phoca vitulina) suffering from parasitic bronchopneumonia. The clinical signs of the seal as well as the histopathology of the tumor are described. This is the first time a melanocytic tumor has been diagnosed in a common seal. The mass was identified as a low-grade dermal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre (SRRC), Pieterburen 9968 AG, The Netherlands. dannymorick@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morick
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jauernig
authors.forename: Trevor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Whitbread
authors.forename: Nynke
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osinga
authors.forename: Erik Jan
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Tjalsma
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D046049:Phoca; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*