How to translate text using browser tools
31 December 2013 MEDIASTINAL TERATOMA IN A FREE-RANGING AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERICANUS)
Brandon A. Munk, J. Chris Turner, M. Kevin Keel
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

A 2.75-yr-old female American black bear (Ursus americanus) was found emaciated and unable to rise. It was euthanized due to the perceived poor prognosis. An approximately 18 × 8 × 10-cm, multiloculated, well-demarcated mass that extended from the bifurcation of the trachea, laterally displacing the lung lobes and caudally displacing the heart. The mass contained fibrous connective tissue, cartilage, bone, nervous tissue, smooth muscle, and a variety of epithelial structures. A mediastinal teratoma was diagnosed based on the microscopic features of the neoplasm.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Brandon A. Munk, J. Chris Turner, and M. Kevin Keel "MEDIASTINAL TERATOMA IN A FREE-RANGING AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERICANUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(4), 1120-1122, (31 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/2013-0057.1
Received: 9 April 2013; Published: 31 December 2013
KEYWORDS
black bear
neoplasia
teratoma
Ursus
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top