1. Gastric adenocarcinoma with carcinomatosis and degenerative joint disease of the xiphisternum in a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus).
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Van de Weyer Y, Bentley C, Orlowska A, Barbon AR, and Chantrey J
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- Animals, Female, Joint Diseases veterinary, Joint Diseases pathology, Camelus, Stomach Neoplasms veterinary, Stomach Neoplasms pathology, Adenocarcinoma veterinary, Adenocarcinoma pathology
- Abstract
Gastric adenocarcinomas have been sporadically reported in camelids. This report describes a primary gastric adenocarcinoma and subsequent peritoneal carcinomatosis in a 20-year-old female Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). Numerous metastases were present throughout the omentum, liver, abdominal lymph nodes, intestinal serosa, kidneys and lungs. The primary tumour macroscopically resembled an ulcerated crater and originated from the distal four-fifths of the C3 compartment, an anatomical region with naturally prominent gastric rugae and true glands. Moderate numbers of Helicobacter spp colonies were present within gastric pits and necrotic areas of C3. Ménetrier's disease has previously been implicated as a predisposing condition for the development of gastric adenocarcinoma in another camel, but no evidence of this premalignant disorder was found in this case. This camel also suffered from a chronic skin wound of the hump and severe degenerative joint disease of the xiphisternum, the latter of which was presumably associated with excessive pressure on the sternum., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interests The authors declared no conflicts of interest in relation to the research, authorship or publication of this article., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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