<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon <italic>(Pogona vitticeps)</italic> was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was performed and a presumptive histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. This diagnosis was confirmed after limb amputation. Two months after amputation a sudden deterioration in the overall health of the patient occurred. Ultrasound examination of the coelomic cavity revealed hypoechoic lesions in the liver. The patient was euthanized and submitted for necropsy which revealed a severely enlarged liver with multiple coalescing yellowish nodules. Cholangiocarcinoma of the liver with metastases to the spleen, left mesovarium and right pelvic limb was diagnosed after histopathological examination.</p></abstract>

A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was performed and a presumptive histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma was made. This diagnosis was confirmed after limb amputation. Two months after amputation a sudden deterioration in the overall health of the patient occurred. Ultrasound examination of the coelomic cavity revealed hypoechoic lesions in the liver. The patient was euthanized and submitted for necropsy which revealed a severely enlarged liver with multiple coalescing yellowish nodules. Cholangiocarcinoma of the liver with metastases to the spleen, left mesovarium and right pelvic limb was diagnosed after histopathological examination.

Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon <italic>(Pogona vitticeps)</italic>

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

University of Veterinary and Pharmaceuticals Sciences Brno

Institute of Pathology, Wild Animals, Fish and Bees, Veterinary Faculty

Acta Veterinaria

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Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon 

A 6.5-year-old female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was presented with a swollen right pelvic limb. A tissue core biopsy from the swollen area was...

Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 267 - 276

Received: Sep 23, 2019

Accepted: Feb 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2020-0019

Keywords
histopathology, necropsy, neoplasia, reptiles, X-ray, ultrasonography

© 2020 Komenda Dominik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Published Online: Jun 08, 2020

Page range: 267 - 276

Received: Sep 23, 2019

Accepted: Feb 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2020-0019

Keywordshistopathology, necropsy, neoplasia, reptiles, X-ray, ultrasonography

© 2020 Komenda Dominik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
histopathology, necropsy, neoplasia, reptiles, X-ray, ultrasonography