Cholangiocarcinoma in a Free-Ranging Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) from Northern Spain

J Wildl Dis. 2020 Jan;56(1):251-254. Epub 2019 Jun 25.

Abstract

A hepatic cholangiocarcinoma with metastases in the gallbladder, left elbow joint, adrenal glands, and lungs was observed in a female 21-yr-old free-ranging Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) found in the Principality of Asturias (northern Spain). Gross and histopathologic findings are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Bone Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / pathology
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / veterinary*
  • Forelimb / pathology
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / secondary
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / veterinary
  • Spain
  • Ursidae*