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Volume 12 (1) :1-6, 2008. Extensively redacted 2018.
Spontaneous hepatocellular carcinoma in a Syrian
hamster
V M. Selk Ghaffari1, O. Dezfoulian2
1-Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University- Karaj Branch. Karaj-, 2-
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University
of Tehran. Tehran- Iran.
ABSTRACT
Selk Ghaffari
VM, Dezfoulian O., A Spontaneous hepatocellular
carcinoma in a Syrian hamster, Onl J Vet Res., 12 (1) :1-6, 2008. A 5-month-old female Syrian hamster
that was presented with a history of anorexia, weight loss, and progressive
abdominal enlargement.
Lateral view of the abdominal radiograph showed substantial loss of intra-abdominal contrast. Further
investigation and diagnostic procedures was rejected by the owner. However, necropsy
was performed and the gross pathological findings included ascites,
hepatomegaly and small hepatic cysts. The tumor was histopathologically
diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To the best of the authors`
knowledge, regarding the low incidence rate of spontaneous neoplasia in
hamsters, this is first report of natural development of hepatocellular
carcinoma in a Syrian hamster.
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