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Keloid in the gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Journal Article · · Pac. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7256536
A gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, was captured at Enewetak Atoll, the Marshall Islands, in 1972. Near the right pectoral fin was a large fungating tumor. Microscopically, no evidence of microorganisms or definite malignant transformation was observed, and inflammation and necrosis were minimal. However, the tumor appeared to be a keloid, the first to be reported in sharks.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu
OSTI ID:
7256536
Journal Information:
Pac. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Pac. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 30:2; ISSN PASCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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