Tumor in a chicken????

Mayberry · February 14

I have no idea what I just found, but it looks pretty awful and I'm afraid to eat the meat. I just spatchcock a chicken and when drying the bird off, I found a lump under the skin. I started to ignore it, but got curious, so cut a small slit in the skin. There was a dense, hard black mass surrounded by very yellow, dry fat and it looked like some sort of tumor. It pulled free easily, but honestly grossed me out, and I'm not very weak stomached. Anyone else ever found something like this?

thetrim · February 14

Sounds like flavor. Surprised they didn't charge you extra

caliking · February 14

Curious. Any pics? It's probably ok. Tumors are not toxic by themselves. Cancer kills because it is basically dysregulated growth, not because it necessarily forms something chemically toxic. May be worth letting the store know so they can figure things out with the company the chicken came from. You could probably get a refund or Exchange for another chicken too.

Mayberry · February 15

Here it is...disgusting. I threw it away and I'm waiting on a pizza/ drinking a beer now.

Doc_Eggerton · February 15

I forget what these are called, but it has come up before, and they are not a health threat. You just cut them out. One the other hand.....chicken is cheap and the ick factor it high. I got one one time, and it was kind of green.

henapple · February 15

Sorry...

hapster · February 15

Throw some bacon on that sumabitch and down the hatch!

Browninggold · February 15

And a chaser of Bourbon just to be safe

Tjcoley · February 15

The one I had was bright green

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1143832/chicken-tumor#latest

YEMTrey · February 15

Yeah, I remember someone else posting something like this a while back. They had picks of the tumor still in the chicken, it was green I think. Pretty damn disgusting. Personally, as cheap as chicken is, I would trash it, cut your losses and move on. I couldn't get that out of my head if I were to try and cook and eat it. That's just me though.

jccbone62 · February 15

Gross. I think I would have second thoughts bout eating the chicken too.

SkinnyV · February 15

Yikes!"!!!!

rholt · February 15

I just threw up a little in my mouth!!!

shtgunal3 · February 15

@rholt I threw up a hell of a lot in my mouth.

nolaegghead · February 15

If you eat it, you'll grow chicken feet and develop testicular cancer!!! You did the right thing. ;)

Mayberry · February 15

Yeah, threw it away and picked up a pizza from a new pizza joint in town. That sucked, too. God was just telling me to lose some weight yesterday, I believe.

burr_baby33 · February 15

Health threat or not, toss it! YUCK!

thetrim · February 15

If you would've eaten the tumor, you could be in bed puking all day today - weight loss goal achieved

Eggcelsior · February 15

You went out to eat?

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!

MrCookingNurse · February 15

Prolly no health concerns but why chance it. When ya buy tenders and breast or parts other than whole you have no idea what the rest of the chicken looked like. Technically should be now way of the tumor cells infesting you, but getting a stomach bug and puking all night is highly likely.

I've skinned a dear or two that was ate up with cancer. Just stopped and threw it out.

Sweet pic tho!!!

Just curious, but what y'all think this is???

Not just a random googled pic. It's mine

AleBrewer · February 15

Mayberry said:

I have no idea what I just found, but it looks pretty awful and I'm afraid to eat the meat.

If I had a dollar.....

Browninggold · February 15

Looks like you used to much K/Y

Eggcelsior · February 15

MrCookingNurse said:

Prolly no health concerns but why chance it. When ya buy tenders and breast or parts other than whole you have no idea what the rest of the chicken looked like. Technically should be now way of the tumor cells infesting you, but getting a stomach bug and puking all night is highly likely. I've skinned a dear or two that was ate up with cancer. Just stopped and threw it out. Sweet pic tho!!! Just curious, but what y'all think this is??? Not just a random googled pic. It's mine

That looks like intestines with a tumor/abscess formation. The sinus seems to have necrotic and exudative areas.I would need a clearer picture to be sure, though. I do see what appear to be Kelly clamps and that looks like surgical drape. Maybe even a burst appendix?

MrCookingNurse · February 15

@eggcelsior
Boom! Perf'd bowl. The yellow ring is the "blow out"
=D>

Eggcelsior · February 15

So much win!

(Not for the patient)

Skiddymarker · February 15

@Mayberry - Oregon Disease, TJ referred you to the discussion, I probably posted this to it.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/104/oregon-disease-deep-pectoral-myopathy

It is actually quite common, thank you food industry for "Franken-Birds".

SmokinDAWG82 · February 15

I'd toss that sh&# Rather have a peanut butter jelly samich

henapple · February 15

A few more beers and I'll comment...

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