Thyroid hyperplasia in a saker falcon (Falco cherrug)

An adult female saker falcon ( Falco cherrug ) presented to our falcon medical and research hospital with intermittent regurgitation, dyspnea, and squawking sound. Physical, radiographic, and endoscopic examination revealed a markedly enlarged thyroid gland. Hematological and blood biochemical resul...

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Published in:Comparative clinical pathology 2013, Vol.22 (1), p.137-140
Main Authors: Rahim, M. A., Amel, O. Bakhiet, Hussein, M. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Communication
Hematology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Pathology
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Summary:An adult female saker falcon ( Falco cherrug ) presented to our falcon medical and research hospital with intermittent regurgitation, dyspnea, and squawking sound. Physical, radiographic, and endoscopic examination revealed a markedly enlarged thyroid gland. Hematological and blood biochemical results were within normal ranges apart from a slight increase in creatinine phosphokinase and aspartate aminotransferase. Cytological evaluation of fine-needle aspirate from the enlarged gland showed few RBCs and cellular debris. Neither inflammatory nor neoplastic cells were found. The condition was diagnosed clinically as unilateral thyroid hyperplasia, a condition which has not been previously reported in saker falcons.
ISSN:1618-5641
1618-565X
DOI:10.1007/s00580-012-1630-3