Spontaneous Pituitary Adenomas in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).

Spontaneous Pituitary Adenomas in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).
Comp Med. 2019 Nov 20;:
Authors: Daggett GJ, Wood JS, Gumber S, Pinelli CJ
Abstract
On postmortem examination, 2 geriatric captive male squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) were found to have pituitary masses that were unassociated with previous experimental manipulation. Both animals were euthanized due to apparently unrelated clinical reasons. Histopathology and immunohistochemical staining classified these tumors as thyrotrophic and corticotrophic pituitary adenomas. These cases represent the first reports of this tumor type in squirrel monkeys.
PMID: 31747992 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Comparative Medicine - November 19, 2019 Category: Zoology Authors: Daggett GJ, Wood JS, Gumber S, Pinelli CJ Tags: Comp Med Source Type: research