Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparisonFox, Herbert
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Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparison
Fox, Herbert
Veterinary medicine
Undulated Grass Parrakeet ♂ (_Melopsittacus undulatus_). Section of
liver shows organic capsule normal. Nothing remains of the original
structure by which it might be recognized, suggestion in places of
granular cells resembling liver cells being only occasional
occurrences and in small numbers. Where liver cells do occur they are
highly granular in various degrees of atrophy and show various grades
of nuclear retrogression. Greatest part of section consists of dense,
white fibrous tissue in which lymphocytes are rather diffusely placed
together with large numbers of epithelium-lined spaces. These spaces
are often elongated after manner of imperfect ducts but are of
irregular form, have single layer of low cuboidal epithelium and
richly staining nuclei. Upon search certain acini are found to have
especially hyperchromatic nuclei and penetration of basement membrane.
In such localities collections of epithelial cells are to be seen in
plug form in lymphatics and acini of imperfect development of lumen
are found. In addition to these epithelial lesions connective tissue
ones are seen, occurring generally in restricted localities. The
interstitial framework is seen to consist of closely placed spindle
cells, some of which are especially elongated after manner of
imperfect ducts but are of irregular form, directed in a definite,
purposeful manner, but interlace in the whorling manner noted in
fibromas. Nuclei are, however, entirely too chromatic for a connective
tissue tumor. Whenever a vessel occurs in these regions its lining
endothelium is always swollen and nuclei in its wall will be
proliferated and of embryonic type. This latter condition is apt to
occur in patchy manner, part of wall appearing normal and other parts
containing these peripherated elongated nuclei.
Secondary tumors were observed in the liver seven times as follows: Red
Kangaroo (_Macropus rufus_) from malignant papilloma of the stomach;
Spotted tailed Dasyure (_Dasyurus maculatus_) from cancer in the small
intestine; Dorcas Goat (_Capra hircus_) from sarcoma in lymph nodes in
mediastinum; Raccoon-like Dog (_Canis procyonoides_) from mixed tumor of
thyroid; Undulated Grass Parrakeet (_Melopsittacus undulatus_) from a
brain tumor probably glioma; another of same species from a sarcoma of
pectoral muscle; European Robin (_Erithacus rubeculus_) adenoma of
adrenal (_hypernephroma_).
SECTION VII
THE ALIMENTARY TRACT, PART 3.
THE PANCREAS
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