A case of maxillary sarcoma in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

M Fujisawa; T Udono; E Nogami; M Hirosawa; N Morimura; A Saito; M Seres; M Teramoto; K Nagano; Y Mori; H Uesaka; K Nasu; M Tomonaga; G Idani; S Hirata; T Tsuruyama; K Matsubayashi

doi:10.1111/jmp.12086

A case of maxillary sarcoma in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

J Med Primatol. 2014 Apr;43(2):111-4. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12086. Epub 2013 Dec 5.

Authors

M Fujisawa¹, T Udono, E Nogami, M Hirosawa, N Morimura, A Saito, M Seres, M Teramoto, K Nagano, Y Mori, H Uesaka, K Nasu, M Tomonaga, G Idani, S Hirata, T Tsuruyama, K Matsubayashi

Affiliation

¹ Kumamoto Sanctuary, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Uki, Japan; Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 24304143
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12086

Abstract

Oral malignancy is rare in chimpanzees. A 34-year-old female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Kumamoto Sanctuary, Japan, had developed it. Treatment is technically difficult for chimpanzees while malignant neoplasm is seemingly rising in captive populations. Widespread expert discussion, guidelines for treatment, especially for great apes in terminal stages is urgently needed.

Keywords: aging; ape; care; malignant neoplasm.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Zoo*
Ape Diseases / diagnosis*
Ape Diseases / pathology
Ape Diseases / therapy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
Japan
Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis
Mouth Neoplasms / therapy
Mouth Neoplasms / veterinary*
Pan troglodytes*
Sarcoma / diagnosis
Sarcoma / therapy
Sarcoma / veterinary*