| Literature DB >> 8284960 |
G Vitellozzi1, L Mughetti, M Palmarini, M T Mandara, L Mechelli, J M Sharp, I Manocchio.
Abstract
An outbreak of enzootic intranasal tumour (EIT) in a goat herd in Central Italy is described. From October 1990 to September 1992 41 tumors were diagnosed in goats ranging in age from 6 months to 6 years and of both the Alpine and Saanen breeds. Clinically the affected goats showed nasal discharge, facial swelling, sneezing and snoring respiration and weight loss. Post-mortem examinations revealed uni- or bilateral tumours of the olfactory mucous membrane. The neoplasms were classified as low grade adenocarcinomas. Ultrastructurally, retrovirus-like particles were observed in 10/10 tumours examined. Epidemiological and ultrastructural findings strongly suggest a viral aetiology for intranasal enzootic adenocarcinoma in the goats examined.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8284960 DOI： 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1993.tb00164.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zentralbl Veterinarmed B ISSN： 0514-7166