An adult finch was presented with a 1-cm mass near the thoracic inlet. Histologically, the mass was diagnosed as a thymoma of lymphocytic type. The clinical signs and histologic findings related to the thymoma are presented. The similarities and differences between thymomas in birds and mammals are discussed briefly.
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1 March 2001
Thymoma in a Finch
KENNETH S. LATIMER,
PAULINE M. RAKICH,
RAUL WEISS
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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Vol. 15 • No. 1
March 2001
Vol. 15 • No. 1
March 2001
Avian
finch
lymphocytic type
thymoma