Multiple Hepatic Lipoma: A Case Report of Captive Hill Mynah with Iron Storage Disease

Seoungw Woo Lee, Soong Hee Youn, Jin Kyu Park

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Abstract

The present case describes multiple hepatic lipomas in a common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa). A 21-year-old female captive common hill mynah died without any notable clinical symptoms. An autopsy and histopathological examinations were conducted to determine the exact cause of death. On gross observation, the liver demonstrated a yellowish white surface color and multiple nodules indicating neoplastic lesions. Histopathological assessment found that the nodules purely comprised mature adipocytes. Furthermore, the liver exhibited an excessive accumulation of iron in hepatocytes and Kupffer cells and the infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells, suggesting iron storage disease (ISD). Based on the results, the present case was diagnosed as multiple hepatic lipomas with ISD. To the authors’ best knowledge, multiple hepatic lipomas accompanying ISD lesions have not been reported previously. Hence, the present case is the first case report of hepatic multiple lipomas with ISD in veterinary medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Article number626
JournalVeterinary Sciences
Volume10
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • captive animal
  • hill mynah
  • iron storage disease
  • lipoma

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