Cholangiocarcinoma in a yellow-faced Amazon parrot (Amazona xanthops).
A cholangiocarcinoma in a 3 1/2-year-old yellow-faced Amazon parrot (Amazona xanthops) is reported. The parrot presented with a prolapsed cloaca and died after a 6-week clinical course of progressive weight loss. The tumor replaced much of the normal hepatic architecture but apparently did not metastasize. Cholangiocarcinomas have been reported rarely in several species of domestic and captive wild birds, but this appears to be the first reported case in a large psitticiform bird.
D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010311:Parrots; D011563:Psittaciformes