muah useful i ~ ~ t b r ~ n a t i o ~ i
wils gnthcred on these two voyages. Unfbrtunetely t,lir zoonostts took priority ovcr the search for and clocumenttltion of ncoplasit~.
The first, threc tr~t-rlours rchl,ortcci in the Balaenoptera musculus
(Li~lnttc:~~~, 1 758) wcrv it11 libro~tlyotllitti~ of the ut,c~rr~s; perhaps t h c ~ e
records n1i1.y h i t ~ t '
1)(31111 ~ I I V t o tilth I \ I I I I ) \ ~ ~ H ~ S
p \ ~ ( ' e ( l
011 the T(:(I\I~:H~H of
the reproducat,ive j)hysi(~~ogi~ts who ot%(b~l itslcctl fi)r t,hc cntirth rc?procluctive tract to be removccl in toto tixctl i l l formalin i ~ n d sent bark to the
laboratory. 'l'he fibronlyomik dcsc~ibetl by Stolk (1 950) was found in an
cxtrcmely oltl itnirnnl which rnea~snrcct 26.8 n1. Thr tumour measured
45 cm by 50 ern. It I)rcsc~it,c~tl no p~rticaular or clistjinctive histological
findings. It WiLa ext1.cvnc4y similar to tliose t,uniours found in the human
uterus. ltowell and Willis (I!)49) i~lso rec.ordct1, fiom an unidentified
species of the Cletacea, ;ti1 ovoid well-cirrnmscribed mass of 4 cm in
diametrcr attiiclird by a sllort ycdic~le to ;t more spongy piece of tissue.
On hist,ologicttl examination, a typici~l structure of it benign fibromyoma
was found, some areas of normal endometrium were also noted. Slijper
( 1 949) report(ct1 si milur findings, although fewer dotails were given. Uys
and Best ( 1966) not,ed fibromyornata in Physeter catadon (Linnaeus,
1758). Thest: were scen in a 10-7 rn r~ninlal which was approximately
19 years of itge. Thtl uterus " mass " weighed 112 1 g and metlsured
13 x I2 x 8.5 om. 'Phis mass was found iu the right cornua, although
several srnaller Inasses wchrc fi)uncl in the left, cornus. No degenerative
changes wcrc wen in itny of the tutnours whicbh hi~t~ologically resembled
the typicaal.fibrornyomi~.
Sevcbral O I L R ~ ~ S
of O ~ i ~ l ' i i ~ 1 1
11(*0plit~ia Iiitve ~ C C I I docl~rnented. Stalk:
(1950) rccordcd n citrcinoma of' tllr ovary in itn cxtremt:l,y old Balaenoptera phy~nlus (I,i~ini~cus, 17.58) hut Sitilrtl to state in which ovary it had
occurred. The tuti~oirr consistctl of a ~lociule 3 ern in which several
stnaller iiotlules wvercJ noted. 7'11~ cells arc described as " b1addt:rshaped ". 'J'hcre call be little doubt tlli~t these are tu~nour cells. There
was evidencc. of son~e tlc~gcnp~-ativr change, together with areas of hyaline degeneri~tion. Thc t~~nioul- woulrl, in all probability, be a granulosa
call t,urnollr i ~ s previo~~sly desc.rib(hd in Miroungn leonina. The occa~ i o n ~ l
cystic spacc was also noted. Rewcll and Willis (1949) reportetl a
muc!inous cystadenoma of the ovary in Halaenopterc~ musculus. It was a
rnultiloculate cystic t,rlmour about 30 ctn in diameter. The superficial
part of the mass consisted of layers of fibrous tissue, in the central part
of the niass several cystic spaces were seen around a yellow core. There
was no evidence of any haemorrhage having occurred. Histological
examination showed normal ovarian tissue a t the periphery, sonle
corpora lutea were seen but no developing ova. The cystic spaces were
wils gnthcred on these two voyages. Unfbrtunetely t,lir zoonostts took priority ovcr the search for and clocumenttltion of ncoplasit~.
The first, threc tr~t-rlours rchl,ortcci in the Balaenoptera musculus
(Li~lnttc:~~~, 1 758) wcrv it11 libro~tlyotllitti~ of the ut,c~rr~s; perhaps t h c ~ e
records n1i1.y h i t ~ t '
1)(31111 ~ I I V t o tilth I \ I I I I ) \ ~ ~ H ~ S
p \ ~ ( ' e ( l
011 the T(:(I\I~:H~H of
the reproducat,ive j)hysi(~~ogi~ts who ot%(b~l itslcctl fi)r t,hc cntirth rc?procluctive tract to be removccl in toto tixctl i l l formalin i ~ n d sent bark to the
laboratory. 'l'he fibronlyomik dcsc~ibetl by Stolk (1 950) was found in an
cxtrcmely oltl itnirnnl which rnea~snrcct 26.8 n1. Thr tumour measured
45 cm by 50 ern. It I)rcsc~it,c~tl no p~rticaular or clistjinctive histological
findings. It WiLa ext1.cvnc4y similar to tliose t,uniours found in the human
uterus. ltowell and Willis (I!)49) i~lso rec.ordct1, fiom an unidentified
species of the Cletacea, ;ti1 ovoid well-cirrnmscribed mass of 4 cm in
diametrcr attiiclird by a sllort ycdic~le to ;t more spongy piece of tissue.
On hist,ologicttl examination, a typici~l structure of it benign fibromyoma
was found, some areas of normal endometrium were also noted. Slijper
( 1 949) report(ct1 si milur findings, although fewer dotails were given. Uys
and Best ( 1966) not,ed fibromyornata in Physeter catadon (Linnaeus,
1758). Thest: were scen in a 10-7 rn r~ninlal which was approximately
19 years of itge. Thtl uterus " mass " weighed 112 1 g and metlsured
13 x I2 x 8.5 om. 'Phis mass was found iu the right cornua, although
several srnaller Inasses wchrc fi)uncl in the left, cornus. No degenerative
changes wcrc wen in itny of the tutnours whicbh hi~t~ologically resembled
the typicaal.fibrornyomi~.
Sevcbral O I L R ~ ~ S
of O ~ i ~ l ' i i ~ 1 1
11(*0plit~ia Iiitve ~ C C I I docl~rnented. Stalk:
(1950) rccordcd n citrcinoma of' tllr ovary in itn cxtremt:l,y old Balaenoptera phy~nlus (I,i~ini~cus, 17.58) hut Sitilrtl to state in which ovary it had
occurred. The tuti~oirr consistctl of a ~lociule 3 ern in which several
stnaller iiotlules wvercJ noted. 7'11~ cells arc described as " b1addt:rshaped ". 'J'hcre call be little doubt tlli~t these are tu~nour cells. There
was evidencc. of son~e tlc~gcnp~-ativr change, together with areas of hyaline degeneri~tion. Thc t~~nioul- woulrl, in all probability, be a granulosa
call t,urnollr i ~ s previo~~sly desc.rib(hd in Miroungn leonina. The occa~ i o n ~ l
cystic spacc was also noted. Rewcll and Willis (1949) reportetl a
muc!inous cystadenoma of the ovary in Halaenopterc~ musculus. It was a
rnultiloculate cystic t,rlmour about 30 ctn in diameter. The superficial
part of the mass consisted of layers of fibrous tissue, in the central part
of the niass several cystic spaces were seen around a yellow core. There
was no evidence of any haemorrhage having occurred. Histological
examination showed normal ovarian tissue a t the periphery, sonle
corpora lutea were seen but no developing ova. The cystic spaces were