A captive male Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), wild caught in 1976, died unexpectedly. Necropsy revealed cholangiocarcinoma with metastases to lung, pancreas, mesentery, and cloaca, the first known case of a penguin hepatic tumor.
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1 September 2001
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA WITH METASTASIS IN A CAPTIVE ADELIE PENGUIN (PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE)
Michael S. Renner,
Julie Zaias,
Gregory D. Bossart
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 32 • No. 3
September 2001
Vol. 32 • No. 3
September 2001
Adelie penguin
cholangiocarcinoma
liver
metastatic neoplasia
Pygoscelis adeliae