An ectopic wing in a wild black vulture (Coragyps atratus).
An approximately 5-month-old black vulture (Coragyps atratus) was presented with the chief complaint of cervicomelia. A full-sized ectopic wing, with its own pectoral girdle, was found attached to the dorsal surface of the last few cervical vertebrae. There was deformation (right dorsolateral narrowing) of the spinal canal at the point of attachment with a corresponding compression of the spinal cord.
Osofsky
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Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061.
Brown
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Carrig
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D011859:Radiography; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging