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Oral squamous cell carcinoma in capuchin monkeys ( Cebus apella ). Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Grana Daniel,
Mareso Eduardo,
Gomez Elena
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1992.tb00611.x
Subject(s) - basal cell , oral cavity , nasal cavity , pathology , cebidae , biology , medicine , anatomy , dentistry , zoology
Two neoplasms were observed in two feral male Cebus apella monkeys of approximately 12 and 14 years of age. Histologically, the tumors were well‐differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, one affecting the soft and hard palates reaching the nasal cavity and the other involving the oral cavity floor and the inferior maxillar.