Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue: 3

Myxosarcoma in the nasal cavity of a Kankrej bullock

  • Author:
  • S.H. Raval1,, D.V. Joshi1, B.J. Patel1, J.G. Patel1, N.G. Bhatt1, V.D. Dodiya1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Published Online: Sep 1, 2015
  • Page Number: 247 to 248

1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding author: e-mail: samirraval81@gmail.com

Abstract

A ten years old Kankrej bullock had asoft mass of about 8 cm in diameter that obstructed the left nasal opening. Mass was excised under anesthesia. Histopathologically, the mass was composed of stellate to spindle shaped fibroblastic cells, loosely arranged in an abundant myxoid matrix and covered with stratified squamous epithelium. Within the neoplasm, there was a focal extensive area showed osseous metaplasia, contain multiple trabeculae of bone. Mass was diagnosed as myxosarcoma.

Keywords

Kankrej bullock, Myxosarcoma, Osseous metaplasia