Prevalence of Neoplastic Diseases in Pet Birds Referred for Surgical Procedures

Table 2

Distribution of 17 cases of neoplastic disease operated on between 2000 and 2008 at FMVZ/USP, São Paulo, Brazil, according to surgical outcomes.

Case number	Common name; (Scientific name)	Soft tissue neoplasm	Surgical procedure	⁢Short-term progression		Long-term progression
				E	S	No	Yes	D	NI	Eut
1	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
2	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Well-differentiated hemangiosarcoma in pelvic limb	Resection	x		x
3	Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)	Mandibular melanoma	Incisional biopsy		x			x
4	Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x			x
5	Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x			x
6	Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
7	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Pericloacal liposarcoma	Resection	x		x
8	Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica)	Abdominal and pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
9	Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
10	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Abdominal ventral lipoma	Resection	x		x
11	Red-shouldered macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis)	Oral squamous cell carcinoma	SC (HP, CST)		x					x
12	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Abdominal and pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
13	Parrot (Amazona sp.)	Pelvic limb and pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
14	Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x		x
15	Parrot (Amazona sp.)	Distal tibiotarsal lymphoma	Incisional biopsy		x			x
16	Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)	Pericloacal lipoma	Resection	x					x
17	Parrot (Amazona sp.)	Lipoma on dorsum near the tail	Resection and cryotherapy	x		x
Total				14	3	11	2	2	1	1

Surgical procedure: SC: sample collection (HP: histopathology; CST: culture and sensitivity testing); short-term progression: E: excellent (complete resolution); S: satisfactory (resolution not achieved but diagnosis confirmed); long-term progression: no: no recurrence along the experimental period; yes: recurrence along the experimental period; D: death; NI: information not available; Eut: euthanasia.