A dermal melanoma in a young common seal (Phoca vitulina).
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.
Morick
Danny
D
Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre (SRRC), Pieterburen 9968 AG, The Netherlands. dannymorick@hotmail.com
Jauernig
Silvia
S
Whitbread
Trevor J
TJ
Osinga
Nynke
N
Tjalsma
Erik Jan
EJ
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*