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Successful surgical management of massive ovarian teratoma in a rhesus macaque ( Macaca mulatta )
Author(s) -
Sangwan Vandana,
Anand Arun,
Kumar Ashwani,
Gupta Kuldip,
Mahajan Shashi Kant
Publication year - 2021
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/jmp.12539
Subject(s) - rhesus macaque , histopathology , macaque , abdomen , medicine , teratoma , abdominal mass , ovary , surgery , anatomy , pathology , biology , paleontology , immunology
A 5 years‐old Rhesus macaque was presented with abdominal enlargement. The clinical, radiographic and ultrasonographic findings suggested that a massive mass occupying the whole of the abdomen. The mass was surgically removed, and histopathology confirmed ovarian teratoma. The macaque recovered uneventfully; however, the management to avoid self‐mutilation of skin sutures was challenging.