Attempted photodynamic therapy of squamous cell carcinoma in the casque of a great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-49

  Suedmeyer, Wm Kirk ^a   McCaw, Dudley ^b   Turnquist, Susan ^b  

^a Kansas City Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Buceros bicornis; Great hornbill; Hexylether pyropheophorbide a; Photochlor; Photodynamic therapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005626295     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2001)015[0044:APTOSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Cardona CJ, Bickford AA, Emanuelson K. Squamous cell carcinoma on the legs of an Aracauna chicken. Avian Dis. 1992;36:474-479.
2. Leach MW. A survey of neoplasia in pet birds. Semin Avian Exotic Pet Med. 1992;1:52-64.
3. Manucy TK, Bennett RA, Greenacre C, et al. Squamous cell carcinoma of the mandibular beak in a Buffon's macaw (Ara ambigua). J Avian Med Surg. 1998;12:158-166.
4. Murtaugh RJ, Ringler DJ, Petrak ML. Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in an Amazon parrot. J Am Med Assoc. 1986;188:872-873.
5. Miller RE, Trampel DW, Boever WJ, Kling MA. Squamous cell carcinoma in a great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis). J Zoo Anim Med. 1985;16:131-136.
6. Lopez-Beceiro AM, Pereira JL, Barreiro A, et al. Squamous cell carcinoma in an immature common stork (Ciconia ciconia). J Zoo Wildl Med. 1998;29: 84-86.
7. Roberts WG, Klein MK, Loomis M, et al. Photodynamic therapy of spontaneous cancers in felines, canines, and snakes with chloro-aluminum sulfonated phthalocyanine. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1991;83:18-22.
8. Klein MK, Roberts WG. Recent advances in photodynamic therapy. Compendium. 1993;15:809-817.
9. Manger Cats-Kuenen CS. Casque and bill of Rhinoplax vigil (Forst.) in connection with the architecture of the skull. Verh Kon Ned Akad Wet Afd Natuurkd NV Noord-Holland Uitgev Maatschappij Amsterdam. 1-47.
10. Ash D. Photodynamic therapy. In: Peckham M, Pinedo H, Veronesi U, eds. Oxford Textbook of Oncology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1995:836-842.
11. Magne ML, Rodriguez SA, Autry BF, et al. Photodynamic therapy of facial squamous cell carcinoma in cats using a new photosensitizer. Lasers Surg Med. 1997;20:202-209.