Intrarenal pelvic nephroblastoma in a meerkat (Suricata suricatta). |
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Authors: | Bhanu P Singh Janet C Patterson-Kane Sharon P Redrobe Jennifer L Chapman |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | Nephroblastoma is the most common primary renal tumor in children and has also been reported in domestic and nondomestic animal species. Intrapelvic renal nephroblastoma is a rare variant of this tumor type in human patients. Postmortem examination of a captive meerkat (Suricata suricatta), which was found dead, revealed enlargement of the pelvis of the left kidney by a tumor mass. Gross, histological, and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with a diagnosis of triphasic intrapelvic renal nephroblastoma. This is the first reported spontaneous case of intrapelvic renal nephroblastoma in a nonhuman species. |
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