Abstract
Most reports of neoplasia in bats are in captive Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyp-tiacus), a megachiropteran species. Only three reports of neoplasia in microchiropteran species have been reported. We report the detection of a tumor in a wild brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), a microchiropteran species, in England. Histolopathology indicated the mass was a spindle cell tumor, likely of smooth muscle origin, which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 908-911 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Oct 2019 |
Keywords
- Bat
- Histopathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Neoplasia
- Surveillance