Primary diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a striped skunk(Mephitis mephitis)

[摘要] References(31)A 10-year-old female striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) was admitted withsevere abdominal distension and lethargy. Cytological examination of the peritoneal fluidrevealed activated mesothelial cells. At necropsy, numerous growing together, projecting,2 to 20 mm in diameter tawny to white masses were scattered throughout the peritoneumincluding the mesentery, omentum and intestinal serosa. Microscopically, the tumor wascomposed of prominent papillo-tubular structures, and immunohistochemically, the spindleto polygonal-shaped tumor cells with nuclear polymorphism were strongly reactive forcalretinin. Based on those diagnostic features, the neoplasia was diagnosed as malignantmesothelioma. This is the first case report of mesothelioma in the skunk.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] calretinin;mesothelioma;peritoneum;striped-skunk