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Thoracoabdominal Myelolipomas And Carcinoma In A Lovebird (Agapomis Sp.), James R. Andreasen Jr., Claire B. Andreasen, Kenneth S. Latimer, Jeri L.H. Oliphant
Thoracoabdominal Myelolipomas And Carcinoma In A Lovebird (Agapomis Sp.), James R. Andreasen Jr., Claire B. Andreasen, Kenneth S. Latimer, Jeri L.H. Oliphant
Claire B. Andreasen
Myelolipomas are uncommon benign tumors composed of mature fat cells and hematopoietic cells (myeloid, erythroid, and lymphoid) in various proportions.1,4 In humans, these neoplasms rarely cause symptoms unless they are unusually large or unless they hemorrhage. Myelolipomas have been found incidentally at postmortem examination; however, their antemortem diagnosis is becoming more common in humans with increased use of ultrasound and computed tomography. In contrast, myelolipomas are reported infrequently in animals. Carcinomas (malignant tumors of epithelial origin) are found in many species of animals. In this report, we describe 2 intraabdominal myelolipomas and a cranial thoracic carcinoma of undetermined origin in …