Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata).
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Hirata, Akihiro et al.
- Affiliation:
- Gifu University · Japan
Abstract
Primary neuroendocrine neoplasm of the liver is extremely rare in both humans and non-human primates. The present report describes the clinical and pathological findings of an aged Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) with hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm in macaques.
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