Prevalence of Neoplastic Diseases in Pet Birds Referred for Surgical Procedures

Table 1

Numerical () and percentage (%) distribution of soft tissue neoplasms in different species of Psittaciformes submitted to surgical interventions at the FMVZ/USP Veterinary Hospital between 2000 and 2008, São Paulo, Brazil.

Common name; Scientific name	Lipoma		Lymphoma		Liposarcoma		Hemangiosarcoma		Squamous cell carcinoma		Melanoma		Total
		%		%		%		%		%		%		%
Blue-fronted parrot; Amazona aestiva	4	21.05	1	5.26	1	5.26	1	5.26	0	0.00	0	0.00	7	36.84
Orange-winged parrot; Amazona amazonica	6	31.57	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	6	31.57
Parrot; Amazona sp.	2	10.52	1	5.26	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	15.78
Blue-and-yellow macaw; Ara ararauna	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	5.26	1	5.26
Red-shouldered macaw; Diopsittaca nobilis	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	5.26	0	0.00	1	5.26
Eastern rosella; Platycercus eximius	1	5.26	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	1	5.26
Total	13	68.42	2	10.52	1	5.26	1	5.26	1	5.26	1	5.26	19	100.00