A 1-year-old male bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was admitted to the Alaska Raptor Center with abdominal distention, anemia, respiratory distress, and chronic malnourishment. Despite medical care, the eagle died. At necropsy, a large mass was found, which occupied most of the coelom. The mass displaced and compressed the viscera and was attached to the wall of the ventriculus. On histopathologic examination, the mass was diagnosed as a malignant teratoma. This is the first reported case of a teratoma in a bald eagle.
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1 September 2006
Intracoelomic Teratoma in a Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Scott L. Ford,
Sara Wentz,
Michael Garner
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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Vol. 20 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 20 • No. 3
September 2006
Avian
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
neoplasia
teratoma