TY - JOUR
T1 - Localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis causing intestinal obstruction in a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis).
AU - Fikes, J. D.
AU - O'Sullivan, M. G.
PY - 1995/11
Y1 - 1995/11
N2 - Gross examination of a 24-month-old, male cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) revealed obstruction of the ileum by a mass that entrapped and compressed the ileocecal junction. The mass was well circumscribed, firm, and white on cut surface. Histologically, the mass consisted of spindle-shaped cells arranged in interweaving bundles or as narrow cords and individual cells widely separated by dense collagen. A diagnosis of localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis was made based on the characteristic gross and microscopic findings and isolation of type D simian retrovirus, serotype-2, from spleen and mesenteric lymph node. Monkeys with localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis generally exhibit signs only of a palpable mass at the ileocecal junction and/or nonspecific diarrhea. This case represents an unusual presentation of localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis in which the lesion produced intestinal obstruction and death.
AB - Gross examination of a 24-month-old, male cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) revealed obstruction of the ileum by a mass that entrapped and compressed the ileocecal junction. The mass was well circumscribed, firm, and white on cut surface. Histologically, the mass consisted of spindle-shaped cells arranged in interweaving bundles or as narrow cords and individual cells widely separated by dense collagen. A diagnosis of localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis was made based on the characteristic gross and microscopic findings and isolation of type D simian retrovirus, serotype-2, from spleen and mesenteric lymph node. Monkeys with localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis generally exhibit signs only of a palpable mass at the ileocecal junction and/or nonspecific diarrhea. This case represents an unusual presentation of localized retroperitoneal fibromatosis in which the lesion produced intestinal obstruction and death.
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U2 - 10.1177/030098589503200614
DO - 10.1177/030098589503200614
M3 - Article
C2 - 8592808
AN - SCOPUS:0029401426
SN - 0300-9858
VL - 32
SP - 713
EP - 716
JO - Veterinary pathology
JF - Veterinary pathology
IS - 6
ER -