Thyroblastoma in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta): A case report

J Greenberg; D J Wiener; S J Buchl; M E Hensel

doi:10.1111/jmp.12724

Thyroblastoma in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta): A case report

J Med Primatol. 2024 Aug;53(4):e12724. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12724.

Authors

J Greenberg¹, D J Wiener¹, S J Buchl², M E Hensel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
² Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas, USA.

PMID: 39014527
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12724

Abstract

In this report, we describe the gross, histopathology, and immunohistochemical findings of a thyroblastoma that arose in the right lobe of the thyroid gland in a 2-month-old rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta).

Keywords: Macaca mulatta; Thyroblastoma; embryonal neoplasm; thyroid; thyroid transcription factor 1.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Female
Macaca mulatta*
Male
Monkey Diseases* / diagnosis
Monkey Diseases* / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms* / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms* / veterinary