title: Metastaseous adenocarcinoma in the oviduct of a great tit (Parus major L.) preventing laying.
abstract: A female Great Tit was found to have an adenocarcinoma preventing the egg cells from reaching the ostium part of the oviduct. Metastases were found in the ovary, along the intestine, and in the pancreas, liver and kidney. The frequency of carcinomas among birds was discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010057:Oviducts / Q000473:pathology; D010058:Oviposition