Abstract
A mid-abdominal mass was discovered during routine physical examination of a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). Further diagnostics and exploratory laparotomy were performed, revealing a fluid-filled cyst attached to the caudal free margin of the greater omentum. Formation and pulsatile movement of white-colored circumferential bands within the wall of the cyst were observed during surgery. The cyst was removed and later was dissected. The discovery of a single invaginated scolex identified the cyst as a cysticercus. The location and characteristics of the cysticercus were consistent with the larval form of Taenia hydatigena.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 545-547 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Comparative Medicine |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Oct 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- veterinary(all)