A 19-year-old female Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) presented for an oval, solid, pigmented, suspected intraocular mass with extrascleral extension through the inferior cornea of the left eye. The eye was nonvisual, and intraocular portions of the mass significantly altered the posterior chamber. Neoplasia was confirmed by biopsy, and enucleation was performed because of the severity of ocular disease, loss of vision, enhancement of patient comfort, and potential metastasis. Histopathologic examination of the entire globe revealed a pigmented iridociliary adenoma. Iridociliary adenomas have been rarely reported in birds, and this case report details diagnosis and treatment. Iridociliary adenomas in other species are often benign, indicating this neoplasia can be successfully treated with no reoccurrence by complete excision.
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9 September 2019
Ocular Iridociliary Adenoma in a Congo African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Lauren E. Thielen,
Dodd G. Sledge,
Laurie Hess
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African grey parrot
Avian
immunohistochemistry
iridociliary epithelial tumor
ocular neoplasia
Psittacus erithacus