Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Budgerigar with proventriculus tumor causing slow weight loss
By János, Gál et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Hungarica·2011·n University Division of Exotic and Wild Animal Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Solitary adenoma in the proventriculus of a budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) diagnosed by immunochemistry - short communication.
- Species:
- bird
Plain-English summary
A 5.5-year-old female Budgerigar was brought in because she was losing weight and having trouble passing food. A tumor in her proventriculus (part of the stomach) was found to be blocking the passage of food, which caused her to slowly lose weight over time. The vet diagnosed the tumor as a solitary adenoma, a type of benign growth. Although the abstract does not specify treatment details, addressing the blockage would be crucial for her recovery.
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Abstract
The authors describe a solitary adenoma in a 5.5-year-old female Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). The tumour was partially blocking the lumen of the proventriculus and filled it almost completely. Decreased passage of food towards the gizzard and the intestines developed in the bird as result of the obstruction, which periodically hindered the passage, leading to slow emaciation. An epithelial tumour composed of irregular glandular acini was diagnosed by histological examination. Immunohistochemical reaction with pancytokeratin showed a positive cytoplasmic reaction both in the neoplastic and the normal glandular structures.
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