Table 10.
Clinical features of chromatophoromas in the reptile family: Boidae.
| Species | Site | Diagnosis | Presence of Visceral Metastases | Organs Affected by Metastases | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boa constrictor (boa constrictor constrictor) | Oral; unspecified | Metastatic malignant amelanotic melanoma (1 case) | Yes | Liver, spleen | [8,9,17] |
| Melanophoroma (1) | No | ||||
| Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulana) | Cutaneous | Malignant melanophoroma | Vascular dissemination | Not reported | [55] |
| Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaceus) | Cutaneous | Melanophoroma | Yes | Heart, stomach, gut, pancreas, kidneys, uterus, ovaries, fat body | [8,9] |
| Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) | Cutaneous | Melanocytoma | No | [12] | |
| Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) | Cutaneous | Melanocytoma | No | [12] | |
| Rubber boa (Charina bottae) | Cutaneous | Melanocytoma | No | [12] | |
| Rosy boa (Charina trivirgata) | Cutaneous | Melanocytoma (1) | No | [12] | |
| Malignant melanoma (1) | Yes | Not reported | |||
| Dumeril’s ground boa (Acrantophis dumerili) | Cutaneous | Malignant melanoma | Yes | Not reported | [12] |
| Generic boids | Cutaneous | Melanoma (3) | No | [11] |