Granular Cell Tumour in a California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Publication date: February 2020Source: Journal of Comparative Pathology, Volume 175Author(s): M. Reifinger, N. Dinhopl, M. Gumpenberger, M. Konecny, P. CiglerSummaryA 21-year-old female California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) was presented to the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, with a space-occupying mass in the caudal abdomen. Following clinical, radiological and sonographical evaluation the mass was removed surgically. Histopathology and transmission electron microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of a granular cell tumour, but immunohistochemical labelling for a range of markers was negative. This lesion is rare in mammals and birds, but has not been reported previously in a reptile.
Source: Journal of Comparative Pathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research