Editorial Type:
Article Category: Case Report
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001
Thyroid Adenocarcinoma in a Crocodile Lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Thyroid Adenocarcinoma in a Crocodile Lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus
DVM and
DVM, DACVP
Page Range: 13 – 16
A crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, was examined due to anorexia and lethargy. Radiographs revealed a soft tissue mass cranial to the heart on the left side. Necropsy revealed a neoplastic mass in the location of the thyroid gland, which was diagnosed histologically as a thyroid adenocarcinoma.ABSTRACT
Keywords: crocodile lizard;
Shinisaurus crocodilurus
; thyroid gland; neoplasia; adenocarcinoma
Copyright: © 2001, ARAV. 2001
