Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is found in marine turtles and is a disease that causes the growth of mostly benign tumors (Foley et al., 2005). It was first reported in the Florida Keys in 1938 (Work & Balazs, 1999). The tumors can be cutaneous and can also be visceral (Duarte, 2012). According to Duarte et al. (2012), visceral tumors are mainly identified as occurring in the oral cavity, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, heart, spleen, and lungs; while, cutaneous tumors are identified on the turtle’s flippers (both front and rear), eyes, scutes and neck. While the tumor itself may not cause a turtle’s death, it can potentially cause issues to arise that do lead to the turtle’s death. For example a tumor that is growing around the turtle’s
