Interstitial cell (Leydig) tumor in an eland (Taurotragus oryx)

J Wildl Dis. 1994 Apr;30(2):291-4. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-30.2.291.

Abstract

We observed an interstitial cell tumor in an 18-mo-old captive eland bull (Taurotragus oryx) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The histological description of the tumor in the eland was similar to that described in cattle; however, the appearance of a moderate amount of lipid vacuoles in the cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells was uncharacteristic for bovine interstitial cell tumors. The eland also had clinical signs of gynecomastia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Zoo
  • Antelopes*
  • Gynecomastia / complications
  • Gynecomastia / veterinary
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / complications
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Testicular Neoplasms / complications
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / veterinary*