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- Title
Pathology of Oropharyngeal Fibropapillomatosis in Green Turtles.
- Authors
Aguirre, A. Alonso; Balazs, George H.; Spraker, Terry R.; Murakawa, Shawn K. K.; Zimmerman, B.
- Abstract
Complete gross and histopathologic examinations of the oral cavity, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and glottis were performed in five Hawaiian green turtles with fibropapillomatosis. These examinations demonstrated that the oropharyngeal fibropapillomas were similar to characteristic external fibropapillomas previously described for green turtles. The size, appearance, and anatomic site of the tumors confirmed that these turtles presented total or partial occlusion of the nasopharynx, glottis, larynx, and adjacent tissues. The fibropapillomas of the oropharynx were considered locally invasive and severely modified the morphophysiology of respiration and feeding in these turtles. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of oropharyngeal fibropapillomatosis in sea turtles.
- Publication
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 2002, Vol 14, Issue 4, p298
- ISSN
0899-7659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1577/1548-8667(2002)014<0298:POOFIG>2.0.CO;2