Open AccessDonkey preputial fibrosarcoma (Equus asinus): case report
Author(s) -
Yasmin de Almeida Pinto Marques,
Daniela Mello Pereira,
Mayara da Silva Almeida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scientific electronic archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2316-9281
DOI - 10.36560/14620211355
Subject(s) - donkey , equus asinus , medicine , fibrosarcoma , histopathological examination , breed , histopathology , seroma , connective tissue , biopsy , preputial gland , incisional biopsy , pathology , veterinary medicine , surgery , biology , complication , ecology , genetics
Little described in donkeys and of rare occurrence, fibrosarcoma is a malignant tumor of connective tissue. In this report, a 4-year-old donkey of the Pêga breed, used as a breeder, was referred to the Veterinary Hospital with a pendulum neoformation in the prepuce, according to owner with 1 month of evolution. Clinically, the animal was painfull and unconfortable when the tumor was manipulated, and the wound was ulcerated and with a focus of myiasis. An excisional biopsy was performed, and the mass was referred for histopathological examination, where the diagnosis of fibrosarcoma was obtained. Clinical aspects, diagnostic method and histopathological findings will be discussed in this case report.