title: Pancreatic carcinoma in an African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
abstract: This report describes the histologic features of a pancreatic carcinoma in an adult female African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). The animal was found to be in poor body condition and subsequently euthanized for a complete necropsy. Histologically, the pancreas was effaced by packets of polyhedral cells consistent with a pancreatic islet cell carcinoma. Metastatic disease was not identified. Pancreatic tumors are uncommon in amphibians, and this report is the first to describe a pancreatic carcinoma in an African clawed frog.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA. awstern@illinois.edu.
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Resources, Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis