First report of spontaneous hepatic fibrosarcoma in a white‐tufted marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) kept in captivity

Reports of sarcomas in nonhuman primates are scarce and, specifically, primary hepatic sarcomas are rare, as in humans. This is the first report of an aggressive hepatic fibrosarcoma in a young adult Callithrix jacchus. The final postmortem diagnosis was obtained by means of immunohistochemical anal...

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Published inJournal of medical primatology Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. e12671 - n/a
Main Authors Malaga, Soraya Kezam, Souza Balbueno, Melina Castilho, Martins, Jéssica Amâncio, Costa, Leonardo Dourado, Sousa Barbosa, Maria Luiza, Paula Coelho, Cidéli
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2024
Subjects
Animals
Callithrix
Callithrix jacchus
Callitrichinae
Captivity
Fibrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma - diagnosis
Fibrosarcoma - veterinary
Histogenesis
Humans
Liver
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - veterinary
new world monkey
Sarcoma
spontaneous sarcoma
new world monkey
liver
spontaneous sarcoma
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Summary:Reports of sarcomas in nonhuman primates are scarce and, specifically, primary hepatic sarcomas are rare, as in humans. This is the first report of an aggressive hepatic fibrosarcoma in a young adult Callithrix jacchus. The final postmortem diagnosis was obtained by means of immunohistochemical analysis, which confirmed the tumor histogenesis.
ISSN:0047-2565
1600-0684
DOI:10.1111/jmp.12671