LIPOSARCOMA IN A QUAKER PARROT (Myiopsitta monachus) – CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Anelise Bonilla Trindade UFRGS
  • Maurício Veloso Brun UPF
  • Fernando Bilibio Riviera Autônomo
  • Paula Cristina Basso UFSM
  • Stella Faria Valle UPF
  • Emerson Antonio Contesini UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i4.3859

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Abstract

Liposarcomas are malignant tumors that involve lipocytes and lipoblasts. This neoplasm is not frequently reported in avian species and generally occurs in adult or old birds and it is always seen in areas of adipose accumulation. This report presents a rare case of liposarcoma in a five-year-old quaker parrot (Myiopsitta monachus). The patient had a 6-month progressive growing nodule at the left wing extremity and ataxia; however, normal appetite and disposition were noticed. After the neoplasm extirpation, the pathological study pointed out a well-differentiated liposarcoma. Local disease or metastasis signals were not observed within 24 months after the surgery. The surgical procedure was effective to control the liposarcoma in this bird.

Keywords: liposarcoma, pet birds, surgery, tumors.

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Author Biographies

Anelise Bonilla Trindade, UFRGS

Médica Veterinária, Mestranda. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Maurício Veloso Brun, UPF

Médico Veterinário, Doutor, Professor na Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF).

Fernando Bilibio Riviera, Autônomo

Médico Veterinário, autônomo.

Paula Cristina Basso, UFSM

Médica Veterinária, Mestranda. programa de pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM).

Stella Faria Valle, UPF

Médica Veterinária, Mestre. professora na Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

Emerson Antonio Contesini, UFRGS

Médico Veterinário, Doutor. Professor na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Published

2010-12-21

How to Cite

TRINDADE, A. B.; BRUN, M. V.; RIVIERA, F. B.; BASSO, P. C.; VALLE, S. F.; CONTESINI, E. A. LIPOSARCOMA IN A QUAKER PARROT (Myiopsitta monachus) – CASE REPORT. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 4, p. 971–976, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i4.3859. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3859. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.

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Case report