Management of a Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Jalila Abu; Arno Wünschmann; Patrick T. Redig; Daniel Feeney

doi:10.1647/2007-039R.1

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Jalila Abu,^* Arno Wünschmann,^* Patrick T. Redig,^* Daniel Feeney^*

^*From the Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 43400 UPM, Malaysia (Abu); the Faculty of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, E220 Vet DL 6184, 1333 Gortner Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA (Wünschmann); the Faculty of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Minnesota, 1920 Fitch Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA (Redig); and the Faculty of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Minnesota, 1365 Gortner Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA (Feeney).

Abstract

A 32-year-old female American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) was presented with a squamous cell carcinoma of the middle digit of the right foot. No clinical, hematologic, or radiologic evidence of metastasis was present. Salvage amputation of the digit resulted in complete cure, whereas previous electrosurgery and radiation therapy were unsuccessful. Three years later, another squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed in the middle digit of the left foot. The digit was also amputated. Seven months after the second amputation, the bird did not have any recurrence or signs of metastasis.

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Jalila Abu, Arno Wünschmann, Patrick T. Redig, and Daniel Feeney "Management of a Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(1), 44-48, (1 May 2009). https://doi.org/10.1647/2007-039R.1

Published: 1 May 2009

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