Open AccessSpontaneous Pituitary Adenomas in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)
Author(s) -
Gregory J Daggett,
Jennifer Wood,
Sanjeev Gumber,
Christopher Pinelli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
comparative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-819X
pISSN - 1532-0820
DOI - 10.30802/aalas-cm-18-000137
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , squirrel monkey , histopathology , immunohistochemistry , pathology , medicine , biology , anatomy
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.