Intestinal Adenocarcinoma in a Montserrat Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)

Authors

  • Jenny E. Jaffe Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park. London NW1 4RY
  • Edmund J. Flach Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park. London NW1 4RY
  • Yedra Feltrer Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park. London NW1 4RY
  • Sonja Rivers Abbey Veterinary Services, 89 Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 2BG
  • F. Javier Lopez Chester Zoo, Cedar House, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH
  • Andrew A. Cunningham Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park. London NW1 4RY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v3i1.51

Abstract

The mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax) is a critically endangered, exceptionally large frog, found only on the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Dominica. A wild-caught adult female Montserrat mountain chicken housed at the Zoological Society of London was euthanased after a history of lethargy and loss of body weight. On gross pathology, a 1 cm diameter mass was seen in the wall of the large intestine and a 2 mm diameter nodule was present on the cranial pole of the left kidney. On histopathological examination, both masses were identified as adenocarcinomas. Comparison of the histological appearance of the two masses, and characteristics on special staining, suggest that it was an intestinal adenocarcinoma with metastatic spread to the kidney. In mountain chickens, the only neoplasms previously reported are two cases of ovarian dysgerminoma. No aetiology was detected in the case described here. However, we recommend vigilance for future cases in this species, to ensure the success of the breeding programme and the survival of the species.

JZAR Volume 3 Issue 1

Downloads

Published

31-01-2015

How to Cite

Jaffe, J. E., Flach, E. J., Feltrer, Y., Rivers, S., Lopez, F. J., & Cunningham, A. A. (2015). Intestinal Adenocarcinoma in a Montserrat Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus fallax). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 3(1), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v3i1.51

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Evidence Based Practice

License

JZAR fulfils the DOAJ definition of open access and provides free and open access to the full text of all content without delay under a Creative Commons licence. The copyright holder of JZAR publications grants usage rights to third parties, allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles.

Most read articles by the same author(s)