Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ring-necked dove with leg bone cancer and lung spread
By Lamb, Stephanie et al.·Published in Journal of avian medicine and surgery·2014·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Osteosarcoma of the tibiotarsus with possible pulmonary metastasis in a ring-necked dove (Streptopelia risoria).
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Plain-English summary
A ring-necked dove was brought to the vet because it had a painful, ulcerated mass on its leg. X-rays showed severe bone damage, so the vet performed surgery to amputate the leg and found that the mass was an osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer). At a follow-up visit six months later, the dove was doing well with no signs of the cancer returning. Unfortunately, the dove was found dead eight months after surgery, and a necropsy revealed that the cancer had spread to the lungs.
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Abstract
An unknown-age, adult female ring-necked dove (Streptopelia risoria) was presented with an ulcerated mass on the medial side of the right tibiotarsus. Radiographs revealed severe boney lysis with proliferative periosteal reaction. Surgical amputation was performed at the level of the mid femur and histopathologic examination of the mass identified an osteosarcoma. At the 6-month recheck, the bird was in good condition with no evidence of tumor regrowth or metastasis; however, at 8 months, the dove was found dead. On necropsy, a large mass was present in the coelomic cavity invading the left pulmonary parenchyma. Histopathologic examination indicated a spindle cell sarcoma. Immunohistochemical staining for osteocalcin and osteonectin was performed on the confirmed osteosarcoma in the tibiotarsus and the spindle cell sarcoma mass. Results indicated positive intracytoplasmic immunoreactivity for osteocalcin and osteonectin in the confirmed osteosarcoma neoplasm. Very rare positive cytoplasmic immunoreactivity occurred in the spindle cell sarcoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24881154/