Gastrinoma and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in canids: a literature review and a case in a Mexican gray wolf

J. Struthers; Nick J Robl; V. M. Wong; M. Kiupel

DOI:10.1177/1040638718779638

Corpus ID: 44172260

Gastrinoma and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in canids: a literature review and a case in a Mexican gray wolf

@article{Struthers2018GastrinomaAZ,
  title={Gastrinoma and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in canids: a literature review and a case in a Mexican gray wolf},
  author={J. Struthers and Nick J Robl and V. M. Wong and M. Kiupel},
  journal={Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation},
  year={2018},
  volume={30},
  pages={584 - 588}
}

J. Struthers, Nick J Robl, +1 author M. Kiupel

Published 2018

Medicine

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Gastrinoma, an infrequent diagnosis in middle-aged dogs, occurs with nonspecific gastrointestinal morbidity. Laboratory tests can yield a presumptive diagnosis, but definitive diagnosis depends on histopathology and immunohistochemistry. We describe a malignant pancreatic gastrinoma with lymph node metastases and corresponding Zollinger–Ellison syndrome in a Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and review this endocrine neoplasm in domestic dogs. A 12-y-old, captive, male Mexican gray wolf… CONTINUE READING

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