Angiofibroma in a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

G A Doss; J L Miller; H Steinberg; C Mans

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.12.015

Angiofibroma in a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

J Comp Pathol. 2015 Feb-Apr;152(2-3):274-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.12.015. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

G A Doss¹, J L Miller², H Steinberg², C Mans³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, USA.
³ Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, USA.

PMID: 25728811
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.12.015

Abstract

Human angiofibromas are rare and arise typically in the nasopharynx. In veterinary medicine they have only been described in the dog. Microscopically, angiofibromas consist of irregular groups of blood vessels within a stroma of connective tissue, with oedema and secondary inflammation often present. A cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was presented with an oral mass that consisted of aggregates of blood vessels surrounded by a connective tissue stroma, with the presence of oedema and secondary inflammation. Tumours of the oral cavity are uncommon in birds and to the authors' knowledge this is the first case of avian angiofibroma.

Keywords: angiofibroma; cockatiel; oral mass; psittacine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiofibroma / pathology
Angiofibroma / veterinary*
Animals
Bird Diseases / pathology*
Cockatoos*
Female
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology
Mouth Neoplasms / veterinary*