Complex Odontoma in a Young Captive Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Congenital and Neoplastic Cranial Deformities in Wild Giraffe (Giraffa spp.)

“…Current knowledge on the occurrence of neoplasia in giraffe is from zoo populations, where it has rarely been reported and has usually involved the reproductive tract (Jones et al 2018; Doden et al 2021). The few reported cases associated with the head have included oral and nasal lesions of squamous cell carcinoma, oral lesions of ameloblastic fibroma, a rhabdomyosarcoma of head musculature, and a complex odontoma of the rostral mandible (Bohner et al 2021; Doden et al 2021). In wild giraffe, two reported cases of severe multiple papillomatosis associated with papillomavirus in southern giraffe ( Giraffa giraffa ) included involvement of skin of the head and neck (van Dyk et al 2011).…”