Of Elephants and Other Mammals: A Comparative Review of Reproductive Tumors and Potential Impact on Conservation

LM Abegglen, TM Harrison, A Moresco, JS Fowles… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Both Asian and African elephants are endangered, and conservation
efforts aim to minimize negative impacts to each species, while increasing their population …

A multi-institutional collaboration to understand neoplasia, treatment and survival of snakes

EG Duke, SH Harrison, A Moresco, T Trout, BV Troan… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multiple studies have focused on types of neoplasia found in snakes, but
an overall estimation of prevalence including total populations of animals at multiple …

Taxonomic distribution of neoplasia among non-domestic felid species under managed care

A Moresco, KE Muñoz, F Gutiérrez, L Arias-Bernal… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neoplasia in nondomestic felids is common, and frequently malignant.
However, few studies include large sample sizes of non-Panthera felids. Jaguars are …

An insight into cancer palaeobiology: does the Mesozoic neoplasm support tissue organization field theory of tumorigenesis?

D Surmik, J Słowiak-Morkovina, T Szczygielski… - BMC Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Neoplasms are common across the animal kingdom and seem to be a feature
plesiomorphic for metazoans, related with an increase in somatic complexity. The fossil …

Defining a species-specific K constant in American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) through use of computed tomography

JN Calcagno, NC Nelson, EG Duke… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE To use CT measurements to define the body surface area (BSA) formula in
American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) and calculate the species-specific shape …

Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell's Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)

M Serpieri, G Bonaffini, C Ottino, L Maniscalco… - Pets, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ceratophrys cranwelli, commonly known as the Cranwell's horned frog or Pacman frog, is an
amphibian species native to South America. This species has gained interest both as a pet …

Reptile and Amphibian Gastroenterology

J Hedley, JM Hornby - Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal …, 2024 - vetexotic.theclinics.com
Reptile and amphibian veterinarians are frequently presented with patients exhibiting
clinical signs suggestive of gastrointestinal (GI) disease. Understanding the normal structure …

Neoplasia in an assurance population of Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur)

SM Imanse, CE Burrell, SA Cannizzo… - Veterinary …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Disease monitoring of amphibian assurance populations is an important buffer against
ongoing global extinctions. This study documents a high incidence of neoplasia in a zoo …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the First Case of Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma in Amphibians: Insights from Maculopaa medogensis

R Zhai, T Qian, Y Wang, B Wang, C Li, F Xie, W Zhu… - Veterinary …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a rare and aggressive type of cancer primarily
reported in humans, with no documented cases in animals. In this study, we present the first …

Surgically Treated Hind-Limb Fibromyxochondroma in a Cranwell's Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)

S Matteo, B Giuseppe, O Chiara, M Lorella… - Pets, 2024 - iris.unito.it
Ceratophrys cranwelli, commonly known as the Cranwell's horned frog or Pacman frog, is an
amphibian species native to South America. This species has gained interest both as a pet …