Branchial Tumor in a Blue Striped Grunt (Haemulon sciurus) Jason Kimbro, DVM Clinical Instructor, Pathology Disney’s Animal Programs/UF College of Veterinary Medicine Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only

 Signalment: Adult female Blue striped grunt Adult female Blue striped grunt  Hx: Large mass at opening of the left operculum Large mass at opening of the left operculum Aspirate revealed neoplastic cells Aspirate revealed neoplastic cells Biopsy revealed an invasive thyroid tumor Biopsy revealed an invasive thyroid tumor D08-62 Blue Striped Grunt Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only

D08-62 Blue Striped Grunt  NX: Large mass, caudal left branchial cavity Large mass, caudal left branchial cavity Mass adherent to body wall and branchial archesMass adherent to body wall and branchial arches Nephroliths in the caudal kidney Nephroliths in the caudal kidney  Histo: 1.Follicular carcinoma, thyroid gland 2.Nephrocalcinosis, chronic, multifocal severe, with tubular necrosis and granulomatous inflammation, caudal kidney. Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only

Discussion  Neoplasia is rare in fish Thyroid tumors – one of most common Thyroid tumors – one of most common Locally invasiveLocally invasive Metastasis is rareMetastasis is rare Originate at ventral branchial archOriginate at ventral branchial arch  Nephrocalcinosis Systemic acidosis Systemic acidosis Tubular Ca ++ salt precipitation Tubular Ca ++ salt precipitation Tubuloepithelial degeneration/necrosis Tubuloepithelial degeneration/necrosis Secondary granulomatous inflammation Secondary granulomatous inflammation Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only

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