UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA IN THREE CAPTIVE WILD LIONS (PANTHERA LEO)

Authors

  • JAYASREE N Department of Veterinary Pathology Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati - 517 502
  • CH SRILATHA
  • N NSAILAJA
  • R VENU
  • WLNV VARAPRASAD

Keywords:

Leiomyosarcoma, Lion, Panthera leo, Uterus, Tumour

Abstract

Three lions showed the presence of creamy white pus in the uterus and thickening of uterine wall. The grayish white small to big sized hard masses present on the uterine body and horns were diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma on histopathological examination with parallel and interlaced arrangement of smooth muscle fibres and cigar shaped hyperchromatic nucleus.

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Published

2016-06-25

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2016): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

N, J., SRILATHA, C., NSAILAJA, N., VENU, R., & VARAPRASAD, W. (2016). UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA IN THREE CAPTIVE WILD LIONS (PANTHERA LEO). The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 37(2), 74–75. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3708