| mast cell tumour in a giant galapagos tortoise (geochelone nigra vicina). | a well-differentiated cutaneous mast cell tumour was diagnosed in a subadult female giant galapagos tortoise. the tumour was a pedunculated, verrucose mass located near the base of the neck. the histological features, which were diagnostic for a mast cell tumour, included abundant intracytoplasmic granules that were stained metachromatically with giemsa and toluidine blue stains. mast cell tumours are rare in reptiles, and this is the first description of a mast cell tumour in a chelonian. | 2008 | 18308330 |
| management of pododermatitis with an orthotic boot in a southern isabela giant tortoise (chelonoidis vicina). | a 62-yr-old male southern isabela giant tortoise (chelonoidis vicina) had a 1-yr history of chronic, reoccurring pododermatitis on the palmar surface of the left forelimb. aggressive wound management was instituted and included surgical debridement, vacuum-assisted closure, and orthotic boot support during healing. a custom fabricated, carbon fiber clamshell charcot restraint orthotic walker walking boot was utilized to reduce focal pressure over the wound during weight bearing and promote a mor ... | 2017 | 28749259 |