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1 January 2003 Hypercalcemia in Two Amazon Parrots with Malignant Lymphoma
Martine de Wit, Nico J. Schoemaker, Marja J. L. Kik, Ineke Westerhof
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Abstract

Malignant lymphoma is a common malignancy in birds. Paraneoplastic syndromes, which are commonly observed in domestic animals, have not been reported in association with lymphoma in birds. Hypercalcemia and hyperglobulinemia were found on plasma chemistry in two Amazon parrots, which were presented with aspecific symptoms. In both cases radiography and ultrasound demonstrated signs of hepatomegaly, which proved to be due to malignant lymphoma on postmortem examination. The hypercalcemia was found to be most consistent with a paraneoplastic effect of the malignant lymphoma in these birds. The exact origin of the hyperglobulinemia remains unclear.

Martine de Wit, Nico J. Schoemaker, Marja J. L. Kik, and Ineke Westerhof "Hypercalcemia in Two Amazon Parrots with Malignant Lymphoma," Avian Diseases 47(1), 223-228, (1 January 2003). https://doi.org/10.1637/0005-2086(2003)047[0223:HITAPW]2.0.CO;2
Received: 12 April 2002; Published: 1 January 2003
KEYWORDS
Amazon parrot
hypercalcemia
hyperproteinemia
malignant lymphoma
paraneoplastic syndrome
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