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Primary hepatic neoplasms are uncommon in most animals. A viral etiology has been demonstrated in woodchucks but not in cats or dogs. Trematodes, Ancylostoma caninum and Trichuris vulpis, may be involved in bile duct carcinoma development, but they are unlikely to be a major carcinogen. Toxins, including aflatoxin, induce hepatocellular carcinomas, but reports are restricted to experimental data. In contrast to humans, an association between hepatic tumors and cirrhosis or cholelithiasis is not confirmed in animals.
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Breithaupt, A. (2016). Hepatobiliary Tumors. In: Klopfleisch, R. (eds) Veterinary Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41124-8_8
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