An epidermal papilloma of the Atlantic salmon I: Epizootiology, pathology and immunology

J Wildl Dis. 1977 Jul;13(3):230-4. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-13.3.230.

Abstract

Papillomatosis of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) was studied with regard to epizootiology, gross and histologic pathology, and host response. It was found to be a condition of parr in their second summer, but also occasionally of young adult fish (smolts and grilse) which have adapted to salt water. The lesion was plaque-like to papillomatous and consisted of stratified squamous epithelium with supporting stroma. Immunologic findings tended to support histologic observations that the lesion was ultimately sloughed as a result of a cell mediate immune response.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Fish Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Fish Diseases* / pathology
  • Papilloma / epidemiology
  • Papilloma / pathology
  • Papilloma / veterinary*
  • Salmon*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / veterinary*