Lingual neoplasia in nonhuman primates: Description of five cases and a literature review.
J Med Primatol
; 53(4): e12725, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-39034453
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Documentation of lingual tumors is scarce in nonhuman primates.METHODS:
Through a multi-institutional retrospective study we compile cases of primary and metastatic neoplasia in non-human primates.RESULTS:
We describe five cases of lingual neoplasia. Three cases are primary lingual tumors chondro-osteoblastic lipoma in a howler monkey, squamous cell carcinoma, and fibroma in two baboons. We describe two cases of metastatic lymphoma in the tongue in rhesus macaques. A literature review of published lingual neoplasia in nonhuman primates is included in this manuscript.CONCLUSION:
Lingual neoplasia is seldom reported in non-human primates.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Papio
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Tongue Neoplasms
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Monkey Diseases
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Primatol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Costa Rica
Country of publication:
Denmark