Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina

Juana Sánchez; Luisa Kuba; Bárbara Berón-Vera; Silvana L. Dans; Enrique A. Crespo; Marie-Françoise Van Bressem; Mariano A. Coscarella; Néstor A.
García; Mariano Koen Alonso; Susana N. Pedraza; Pablo A. Mariotti

doi:10.3354/dao048155

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DAO 48:155-159 (2002) - doi:10.3354/dao048155

Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina

Juana Sánchez¹, Luisa Kuba², Bárbara Berón-Vera^2,3,*, Silvana L. Dans^2,3, Enrique A. Crespo^2,3, Marie-Françoise Van Bressem⁴, Mariano A. Coscarella^2,3, Néstor A. García^2,3, Mariano Koen Alonso^2,3, Susana N. Pedraza^2,3, Pablo A. Mariotti^2,3

¹Albarellos 1074 1B, 1641 Acassuso, Buenos Aires, Argentina
²Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET), Boulevard Brown 3600, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
³Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Boulevard Brown 3700, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
⁴Department of Vaccinology-Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, 4000 Sart Tilman, Belgium

*Corresponding author. E-mail: barbara@cpsarg.com

ABSTRACT: An endometrial adenocarcinoma with areas of squamous differentiation and generalised metastasis was observed in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus stranded in northern Patagonia in July 1997. This is the second report of a uterine adenocarcinoma in a free-living cetacean and the first in a Delphinidae. This neoplasm likely compromised reproduction for several years. In addition, the dolphin presented tattoo-like skin lesions and its digestive tract was infested by Anisakis simplex, Pseudoterranova sp., Braunina cordiformis and Corynosoma australe.

KEY WORDS: Bottlenose dolphin · Tursiops truncates · Uterine adenocarcinoma · Tattoo-like skin lesions · Parasites · Patagonia · Argentina

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DAO 48:155-159 (2002) - doi:10.3354/dao048155

Uterine adenocarcinoma with generalised metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from northern Patagonia, Argentina

Juana Sánchez1, Luisa Kuba2, Bárbara Berón-Vera2,3,*, Silvana L. Dans2,3, Enrique A. Crespo2,3, Marie-Françoise Van Bressem4, Mariano A. Coscarella2,3, Néstor A. García2,3, Mariano Koen Alonso2,3, Susana N. Pedraza2,3, Pablo A. Mariotti2,3

Juana Sánchez¹, Luisa Kuba², Bárbara Berón-Vera^2,3,*, Silvana L. Dans^2,3, Enrique A. Crespo^2,3, Marie-Françoise Van Bressem⁴, Mariano A. Coscarella^2,3, Néstor A. García^2,3, Mariano Koen Alonso^2,3, Susana N. Pedraza^2,3, Pablo A. Mariotti^2,3