Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Aneurysmal bone cyst removed from African collared dove wing
By Grosset, Claire et al.·Published in Journal of avian medicine and surgery·2012·Exotic Pets Unit, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aneurysmal bone cyst on the carpus of an African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea).
- Species:
- bird
Plain-English summary
An adult female African collared dove was brought to the vet because of a rapidly growing mass on her left wing that had been there for two months. The vet surgically removed the mass and part of the bone it was attached to. Tests showed that the mass was an aneurysmal bone cyst, which is a type of bone growth. Fortunately, the dove healed well after surgery, and there were no signs of the mass coming back in the year that followed.
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Abstract
An adult female African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) was presented for examination of a mass on the medial surface of the left wing. The mass had been present for 2 months but had grown rapidly over the previous 2 weeks. One week after presentation, the mass was surgically excised and the involved alular bone was removed. Results of histologic examination of the mass were consistent with an aneurysmal bone cyst. No underlying factor could be found in this case. The wound healing was uneventful, and no mass recurrence was observed during the following year. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an aneurysmal bone cyst in a columbiform bird.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22645834/