PRESUMPTIVE DYSGERMINOMA IN AN ORANGE-SPOT FRESHWATER STINGRAY (POTAMOTRYGON MOTORO)

A captive-born, 13-yr-old female orange-spot freshwater stingray, (Potamotrygon motoro), presented with an acute caudodorsal swelling. Ultrasonography revealed an intracoelomic mass of mixed echogenicity containing fluid pockets. The ray was euthanatized and gross postmortem examination confirmed th...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2015-06, Vol.46 (2), p.382-385
Main Authors: Jafarey, Yousuf S, Berlinski, Ric A, Hanley, Christopher S, Garner, Michael M, Kiupel, Matti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Dasyatidae
Dysgerminoma
Dysgerminoma - pathology
Dysgerminoma - veterinary
elasmobranch
Female
Fish Diseases - pathology
neoplasia
Potamotrygon motoro
reproductive tract
Skates (Fish)
stingray
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Summary:A captive-born, 13-yr-old female orange-spot freshwater stingray, (Potamotrygon motoro), presented with an acute caudodorsal swelling. Ultrasonography revealed an intracoelomic mass of mixed echogenicity containing fluid pockets. The ray was euthanatized and gross postmortem examination confirmed the presence of a fluid-filled coelomic mass in the region of the reproductive tract. The mass was identified histologically as a malignant round cell tumor of the ovary. Although immunohistochemistry for protein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5), octamer-3/4 (OCT-3/4), and inhibin was attempted, antibodies that had been validated in mammalian species did not cross-react with stingray control tissues and did not label neoplastic cells. The final diagnosis was a presumptive dysgerminoma.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/2014-0148R.1