Adenoma of the gallbladder in a mongoose (Mungos mungo)
2016
Saulo Pereira Cardoso | Mariana Portugal Mattioli | Betânia Pereira Borges | Guilherme Reis Blume | Janildo Ludolf Reis Júnior | Fabiano José Ferreira de Sant'Ana
ABSTRACT: Primary gallbladder neoplasms occur infrequently in domestic animals and rarely in wild animals. This article describes a case of gallbladder adenoma in a mongoose ( Mungos mungo) in captivity. Grossly, the gallbladder was moderately distended with a smooth capsular surface. Necropsy showed an irregular, soft, whitish nodule 0.8cm in diameter. Microscopic examination of the nodule showed proliferation of epithelial cells, which projected from the mucosa and formed papillary projections supported by a sparse fibrovascular stroma. Neoplastic cells were well differentiated with mild anisocytosis and anisokaryosis. Based on these histopathological findings, adenoma of the gallbladder was diagnosed.
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