Lesions of the avian pancreas

Abstract

Although not well described, occasional reports of avian exocrine and endocrine pancreatic disease are available. This article describes the lesions associated with common diseases of the avian pancreas reported in the literature and/or seen by the authors.

Keywords: Avian pancreas; Endocrine; Exocrine; Infectious disease; Noninfectious disease; Pathology; Proliferative disease.