2009 Volume 71 Issue 2 Pages 225-228
A Japanese Black bull aged 20 years died following progressive loss of the body weight. Pathological examination disclosed multiple endocrine tumors including thyroid C cell carcinoma with metastases to the cervical lymph nodes and lung, adrenal pheochromocytoma and pituitary chromophobe adenoma in the pars distalis. The serum calcium content was as mildly low as 8.0 mg/dl at the terminal stage. The bull had daily ingested the ration containing 1.9 times the recommended calcium amount for 8 years and 120,000 units of vitamin D3 for 5 years prior to death. The long-term dietary intake of moderately excessive calcium with vitamin D3 might be related to the pathogenesis of the thyroid C cell carcinoma.
Journal of The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
