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Metastatic thyroid adenocarcinomas in a captive population of kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6935465     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In 1976, a spontaneous outbreak of thyroid adenocarcinoma occurred in a captive population of kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus. Of 180 adult fish that died over 18 months, more than 100 had thyroid lesions. Nodules varied in size, consisted microscopically of diffusely expansive sheets of thryoid-like follicles, were present in the gill filaments, and projected from the floor of the pharynx into the buccal cavity. Although few of the morphologic criteria for malignancy existed in individual cells, the metastatic nature of the neoplasms was evidenced by the focal presence of follicles within the internal organs of many fish. Local invasiveness to surrounding tissue as well as metastases to distant organs suggested the designation of carcinoma, although some specimens could be classified as simple hyperplasias alone. The tumors may have developed from such hyperplastic tissue, and the etiology was possibly linked to a deterioration of water quality, with the potential presence of single- or multiple-factored carcinogens or goitrogens. This report is the first known documentation of thyroid neoplasia in this species of serranid.
Authors:
G C Blasiola; J C Turnier; E E Hurst
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the National Cancer Institute     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0027-8874     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Natl. Cancer Inst.     Publication Date:  1981 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-03-27     Completed Date:  1981-03-27     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503089     Medline TA:  J Natl Cancer Inst     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  51-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenocarcinoma / pathology,  veterinary*
Animals
Fish Diseases / pathology*
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology,  veterinary*

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