Evidence: Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) clinical cases
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-08-01. Queries covered clinical case reports and case series for Oryctolagus cuniculus. The cluster returns 2 representative clinical cases with abstracts below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each case is traceable by PMID.
Studies
- PMID 42464972 (2026, Veterinary ophthalmology) — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2-year-old male giant rabbit with chronic recurrent corneal erosions due to eyelid/third-eyelid conformational abnormality was treated by wedge excision of the upper eyelid and shortening of the third-eyelid cartilage; erosions resolved completely with no recurrence over 1 year. (Source excerpt truncated at abstract opening.)
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42464972/
- PMID 42063453 (2026, Case reports in veterinary medicine) — Cutaneous Melanoma in a Rabbit With Multiple Metastatic Lesions: A Case Report.. Abstract (opening): <h4>Background</h4>Neoplasia is increasingly common in senior pet rabbits, with cutaneous melanoma being a rare but aggressive type. Its characteristics in rabbits are not fully understood.<h4>Case description</h4>A 5-year-old rabbit initially presented with a cutaneous mass at the ear base. Despite surgical excision, it recurred rapidly with multiple facial/chest masses and pulmonary metastases, leading to euthanasia. Pathological evaluation confirmed malignant melanoma, revealing features such as high mitotic activity and lymphovascular invasion; immunohistochemistry provided the definitive diagnosis.<h4>Conclusion and clinical relevance</h4>This case highlights the highly aggressive and metastatic nature of cutaneous melanoma in rabbits, often resulting in a poor prognosis. Clinicians should be aware of melanoma's aggressive potential in rabbits. Surgical intervention alone may prove inadequate, and current treatment options in rabbits are limited. In this case, surgical intervention was not effective, likely because micrometastasis was already present. Treatment options remain limited, and euthanasia is often required in metastatic cases. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42063453/
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_rabbit_clinical_2026-08-01.txt (Europe PMC first-hand abstracts, pulled 2026-08-01).
License & attribution
Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42464972/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42063453/
Cleaning removal log (2026-08-05, codebuddy)
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