Unusual presentation of an Amazon parrot (Amazona species) with hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors
Freeman, KP Hahn, KA Jones, MP Petersen, MG Toal, RL
Citation
Kp. Freeman et al., Unusual presentation of an Amazon parrot (Amazona species) with hepatocellular carcinoma, AVIAN PATH, 28(2), 1999, pp. 203-206
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
AVIAN PATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
03079457 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
203 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-9457(199904)28:2<203:UPOAAP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Non-haematopoietic hepatic malignancies are uncommon in birds. The clinical presentation (i.e, chronic buphthalmos) and non-specific radiographic find ings observed in this adult Amazon parrot (Amazona spp,) were not consisten t with previous reports describing the natural behaviour of metastatic hepa tocellular carcinoma in birds.