Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in an Amazon parrot.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the distal portion of the esophagus was diagnosed, through use of contrast radiography and necropsy, in a 30-year-old Amazon parrot. The clinical signs were collapse, opisthotonos, and torticollis following feeding.
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RJ
Murtaugh
D J
DJ
Ringler
M L
ML
Petrak
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010311:Parrots; D011563:Psittaciformes; D011859:Radiography