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Nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis (Hoffmann-Zurhelle) in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Robert Klopfleisch1, Christoph Langner, Inga von Felbert
1Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Background:
A 32-year-old, male chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) kept in a zoo developed a focally extensive, proliferative, cerebriform, dermal mass at the left inner thigh extending to the inguinal region. After surgical removal, the mass recurred and extended progressively over a period of 5 years.
Methods And Results:
At necropsy, a 20 x 20 cm large, well defined, papular and partly verrucous, rubbery mass composed of multiple large, soft nodules measuring up to 4 cm in diameter was observed in the left thigh and inguinal region. Histological examination revealed a multifocal expansion of the dermis by mature adipocytes that were arranged in small islands to large lobular aggregates. Dermal proliferations of adipocytes were almost completely separated from the subcutaneous adipose tissue.
Conclusions:
This is the first report of a unique lesion that resembles human Nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis in a chimpanzee and is different from lipoma or liposarcoma.
