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.
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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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Avian Diseases
Vol. 47 • No. 1
January 2003
Vol. 47 • No. 1
January 2003
Amazon parrot
hypercalcemia
hyperproteinemia
malignant lymphoma
paraneoplastic syndrome