Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mass and swelling near beak in umbrella cockatoo treated by surgery
By Turner, Rachel C et al.·Published in Journal of avian medicine and surgery·2019·Department of Comparative Diagnostics and Population Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Infraorbital Keratin Cyst in an Umbrella Cockatoo ().
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old female umbrella cockatoo was brought to the vet because of a swelling near her beak and around her eye. The vet suspected a feather cyst and confirmed it with imaging and a needle test. They surgically removed the cyst, and lab results showed it was an infraorbital keratin cyst, likely from a feather follicle. This is the first known case of this type of cyst in a bird, and the cockatoo was treated successfully.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old, female umbrella cockatoo () was presented for evaluation of a mass at the right commissure of the beak, with associated right periorbital swelling. A feather cyst was suspected, based on history and the results of a computed tomography scan and fine-needle aspirate. The cyst was surgically debrided and removed. Histopathologic results confirmed an infraorbital keratin cyst, most likely originating from a feather follicle. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a periorbital keratin cyst in a bird.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31251502/