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Preputial gland adenoma in a wild nutria (Myocastor coypus): a case report

  • Kong, Joo-Yeon (Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Seok (Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yeon, Seong-Chan (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Kyu (Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeong, Kyu-Shik (Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hong, Il-Hwa (Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2019.07.19
  • Accepted : 2019.09.24
  • Published : 2020.01.31
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Abstract

Tumor incidence in wild mammals is reportedly very low. Wild nutria, a large rodent, is known to carry many infectious diseases, but rarely exhibits neoplastic diseases. We necropsied a male wild nutria and found a large nodular mass in the left inguinal region, adjacent to the penis. Histopathologically, the mass was diagnosed as preputial gland adenoma. Spontaneous preputial gland adenomas are extremely rare in all animals. Moreover, reports of tumors in nutrias have been limited to adenocarcinomas of the lungs and uterus, as well as subcutaneous fibromas. Here, we describe preputial gland adenoma in a wild nutria.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant (NRF-2015R1C1A1A01055527) funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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