Description of a Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma Within the Brainstem of a White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) From Magnetic Resonance Images and Histological Analysis

Authors

Sam H. Ridgway, Navy Marine Mammal Program
Lori Marino, Emory UniversityFollow
T. P. Lipscomb, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2002

Abstract

In this study we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate neuroanatomical structure in the brain of a white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) that died from a large tumor within the brainstem. This specimen was also compared with a normal white whale brain using MRI. MRI scans of the white whale specimen show how the tumor deformed surrounding brain structure. Histopathological analysis indicated a poorly differentiated carcinoma of uncertain origin. These analyses demonstrate the usefulness of supplementing histological analyses of pathology with studies of gross morphology facilitated by MRI.

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Recommended Citation

Ridgway, S. H., Marino, L., & Lipscomb, T. P. (2002). Description of a poorly differentiated carcinoma within the brainstem of a white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) from magnetic resonance images and histological analysis. The Anatomical Record, 268(4), 441-449.