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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40(1), 2004, pp. 129-132
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Mediastinal Lymphoma in a Badger (Meles meles)

Franco Mutinelli1,2, Marta Vascellari1 and Erica Melchiotti1

1 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Histopathology Department, Viale dell’Università 10, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
2 Corresponding author (email: fmutinelli{at}izsvenezie.it)

ABSTRACT:   A case of mediastinal lymphoma in a free-living, adult male European badger (Meles meles), from Trento Province (northern Italy) is described. A yellow-red mass delimited by a thick fibrous capsule completely occupied the anterior mediastinum. Based on the histologic and immunohistochemical findings, a diagnosis of mediastinal lymphocytic lymphoma was made. Documentation of neoplasms in free-living species is important for comparison with domestic animals and humans and may give insight into epidemiology of these diseases. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of a mediastinal lymphoma in a badger.
  Key words:  Badger, case report, mediastinal lymphoma, Meles meles, tumor.






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