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RIGHT LEG MUSCLE ATROPHY AND OSTEOPENIA CAUSED BY RENAL ADENOCARCINOMA IN A COCKATIEL ( MELOPSITTACUS, UNDULATUS )
Author(s) -
Freeman Kimberly P.,
Hahn Kevin A.,
Jones Michael P.,
Toal Robert L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb01899.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melopsittacus , lameness , osteopenia , atrophy , anatomy , muscle atrophy , radiography , pathology , surgery , osteoporosis , zoology , bone mineral , biology
A 7‐year‐old cockatiel presented with a 1 week history of right leg lameness. A renal adenocarcinoma invading and constricting the right ischiatic nerve resulted in disuse atrophy of the affected leg and radiographic evidence of osteopenia. This report illustrates the natural behavior, radiographic, and pathologic appearance of malignant renal tumors in birds.