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Visceral mast cell tumor in a captive black jaguar (Panthera onca)
Márcio Botelho de Castro1, Karin Werther, Guilherme Sellera Godoy
1Veterinary Pathology Diagnostic Service, Universidade de Franca, Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Little is known about neoplasia in the jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest American feline. A captive black jaguar was diagnosed at necropsy with a mastocytic form of visceral mast cell tumor similar to that which occurs in domestic cats. This animal had no previous clinical disease and died during anesthesia for a routine dental treatment.