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Well-differentiated Liposarcoma in a Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata)
Cynthia J Doane1, Paula J Johnson2, David G Besselsen2
1University Animal Care, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;,
Comparative Medicine
|April 7, 2017
Summary
This study reports the first case of subcutaneous liposarcoma in a geriatric bonnet macaque. Surgical removal was successful, with no recurrence observed in this valuable primate cancer research model.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Primate Oncology
- Comparative Medicine
Background:
- Liposarcomas are malignant tumors arising from fat cells.
- While common in humans, liposarcomas are rarely reported in non-human primates.
- Geriatric non-human primates can develop various neoplasms.