| Autor: |
Cockrell J; Pinola Conservancy, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA, jcockrell@pinola.net., Valitutto M; Pinola Conservancy, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA.; EcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY 10018, USA., Hope K; Smithsonian's National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA., Dickson P; Pinola Conservancy, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA., Kraemer J; Pinola Conservancy, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
A 7-month-old male North Island brown kiwi ( Apteryx mantelli ) was transferred from a European zoological park to a North American private aviary. The bird appeared clinically normal upon arrival, but within 30 days, it developed clinical disease signs of sneezing, stridor, and increased respiratory effort. Upon examination a 1-mm yellow plaque was identified on the glottis. After 14 days of empiric treatment with enrofloxacin, meloxicam, and itraconazole, on repeat examination, the glottal plaque had increased in size to a 7-mm-diameter friable mass attached to the right laryngeal cartilage and was partially obstructing the airway. Initially, 80% of the mass was manually dislodged, but within 4 days the tissue mass had again enlarged to approximately 3 mm × 4 mm × 4 mm, prompting surgical excision. On histopathologic examination, the mass was identified as a benign salivary gland adenoma without clear margins. Approximately 3 years postexcision, there is no evidence of tumor regrowth. The successful excision of a benign salivary tumor described in this report will serve as a valuable guide for future cases of similar neoplasms diagnosed in the oral cavity of kiwis and other avian species. |
