title: Axillary cystadenocarcinoma in a Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis).
abstract: An adult Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) was diagnosed with a cystadenocarcinoma in the right axillary region that was treated symptomatically with surgical debulking and periodic drainage. The bird eventually died and a necropsy was performed. The neoplasm extended through the humerus, and small neoplastic foci were seen within the ipsilateral lung parenchyma. Rare groupings of microvilli were observed lining intercellular canalicular lumens on electron microscopy within the axillary tumor. These findings suggest a respiratory neoplasm, although the tissue of origin remained undetermined.
authors.affiliation: Timberlyne Animal Clinic, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Degernes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Latimer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001365:Axilla; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000662:veterinary*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization / Q000662:veterinary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011563:Psittaciformes; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014771:Virion / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral