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Table 1 Spontaneous parasite-related neoplasia reports in wild and domestic animals

From: Cancerogenic parasites in veterinary medicine: a narrative literature review

Phylum

Parasite species

Host species

Associated neoplasms

Cases

References

Nematoda

Gongylonema pulchrum

Lemur macaco variegata

esophageal SCC

1

[67]

Heterakis gallinarum

Phasianus colchicus

leiomyoma

8

[124]

Heterakis gallinarum

Phasianus versicolus

fibrosarcoma

1

[132]

Heterakis isolonche

Phasianus colchicus

mesenchymal tumor NOS

1

[133]

Heterakis isolonche

Crysolophus pictus

leiomyoma

1

[134]

Heterakis isolonche

Crossoptilon auritum

leiomyoma

2

[136]

Heterakis isolonche

Crossoptilon mantchuricum

leiomyoma

1

[136]

Heterakis isolonche

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

leiomyoma

1

[136]

Heterakis sp.

Crysolophus pictus

leiomyoma

3

[135]

Ophidascaris sp.

Morelia spilota spilota

gastric adenocarcinoma

1

[137]

Ollulanus trichuspis

Felis catus

gastric adenocarcinoma

2

[144]

Nochtia nochti

Macacus mordax

invasive gastric papilloma

6

[153]

Trichinella spiralis

Felis catus

oral SCC

1

[170]

Trichinella sp.

Canis lupus familiaris

melanoma

1

[169]

Clonorchis sinensis

Felis catus

cholangiocarcinoma

2

[191]

Platyhelminthes

Clonorchis sinensis

Canis lupus familiaris

cholangiocarcinoma

1

[193]

Opistorchis viverrini

Felis catus

biliary cystadenoma

1

[198]

Fasciola gigantica

Bos taurus

leiomyoma

10

[216]

Fasciola gigantica

Bos taurus

leiomyoma

44

[218]

Fasciola hepatica

Bos taurus

HCC

11

[219]

Fasciola sp.

Bos taurus

leiomyoma

1

[217]

Platynosomum illiciens

Felis catus

cholangiocarcinoma

4

[227]

Platynosomum illiciens

Felis catus

cholangiocarcinoma

3

[228]

Platynosomum sp.

Callithrix sp.

HCC

1

[229]

Schistosoma mansoni

Pan troglodytes

HCC

1

[232]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

renal sarcoma

1

[52]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic sarcoma

1

[52]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic sarcoma

11

[241]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibroma

1

[241]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic sarcoma

3

[242]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

16

[240]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

1

[244]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

2

[245]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic sarcoma

1

[247]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

48

[248]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

ND

[249]

Taenia taeniformis

Rattus norvegicus

hepatic fibroma

1

[250]

Taenia taeniformis

Mus musculus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

7

[246]

Taenia taeniformis

Ondatra zibethicus

hepatic fibrosarcoma

1

[243]

Arthropoda

Linguatula serrata

Canis lupus familiaris

nasal basosquamous carcinoma

1

[274]

Apicomplexa

Theileria annulata

Bos taurus

lymphoma

1

[288]

  1. Phylum, parasite species, host species, neoplasm, and the total number of cases involved are reported. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; ND, not determined. Spirocerca lupi is not included in this table