Complex carcinoma of the mammary gland in a free-living Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus).
A complex carcinoma of the mammary gland was diagnosed in a free-living old female Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). Invasion into lymphatic vessels and metastasis in the inguinal lymph node were observed. This is the first report of complex carcinoma of the mammary gland in a raccoon dog.
United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
Tomomi
T
Nakashima
Masahito
M
Kubo
Ai
A
Oshita
Akiho
A
Katayama
Kazuo
K
Suzuki
Ken
K
Maeda
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000473:pathology*; D046031:Raccoon Dogs