Urothelial carcinoma in the urinary bladder of a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)

J Med Primatol. 2021 Apr;50(2):141-143. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12508. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

Abstract

Tumors of urinary origin are infrequently reported in non-human primates. Urothelial carcinoma involving the urinary bladder was diagnosed in an adult female Japanese macaque that extended transmurally to the uterus and cervix. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a primary cystic urothelial carcinoma in a Japanese macaque.

Keywords: Japanese macaque; neoplasia; squamous differentiation; urinary bladder; urothelial carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Cervix Uteri / pathology
  • Female
  • Macaca fuscata*
  • Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urothelium / pathology
  • Uterus / pathology