Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Metastatic perioral melanoma in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei).
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Kambale Syaluha, Eddy et al.
- Affiliation:
- MGVP
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 30-year-old free-ranging female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) developed a perioral mass that was surgically debulked and diagnosed as malignant melanoma. After tumor recurrence, a canine melanoma vaccine was administered. However, the gorilla died shortly thereafter, and metastases to lymph nodes, lung, liver, and kidney were found post-mortem.
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