Metastatic Osteosarcoma of the Distal Femur in a Korean Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)

Min-Gyeong Seo; Inhey Hong; Bumseok Kim; Jong-Hyun Kim; Changgeun Kang; Ii-Hwa Hong

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-23-00121

Metastatic Osteosarcoma of the Distal Femur in a Korean Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)

J Wildl Dis. 2024 May 1. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00121. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Min-Gyeong Seo¹, Inhey Hong², Bumseok Kim³, Jong-Hyun Kim⁴, Changgeun Kang⁴, Ii-Hwa Hong^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju-daero 501, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea.
² Gyeongnam Wildlife Center, Jinju-daero 501, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea.
³ College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Gobong-ro 79, Iksan, 54596, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Institute of Animal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju-daero 501, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 38688514
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00121

Abstract

A free-living female Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) was found with swelling in the left femur. Radiographic and histopathologic examination confirmed distal femoral osteosarcoma with metastases to the inguinal lymph node and the lungs; there are no previous reports of osteosarcoma in water deer.