Pancreatic Exocrine Adenocarcinoma in a Cock

Abstract
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm of poultry. This condition is discussed in an adult cock that died suddenly in a flock of apparently healthy birds. Grossly, pancreas and mesentry of intestine, serosal layer of small intestine, gizzard, proventriculus, spleen, and liver showed grayish nodular growths on of various sizes. On histopathological examination, neoplastic cells arranged as tubular pattern of adenocarcinoma with transcoelomic metastasis to other organs. Based on pathomorphology, the growth was diagnosed as well differentiated pancreatic exocrine tubular adenocarcinoma in a cock.
Description
TNV_SIJVS_2018_5(4)32-35
Keywords
Veterinary Science
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