1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Kurumbapet, Puducherry-605009, India.
Address for Correspondence Dr. Nair MG, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Kurumbapet, Puducherry-605009, India, E-mail: drmgnair@gmail.com
A slaughterhouse-based investigation to assess the various pathological conditions affecting the thyroid gland in crossbred goats was carried out at Puducherry. Out of 145 pairs of thyroid glands that were subjected to formalin fi xation and histopatho-logical examination, neoplasms were recorded in 9 goats (6.20%). All the cases were recorded unilaterally and no gross lesions were discernible. Neoplasms were categorized as signet ring variant of follicular cell adenoma in 6 cases (4.13%), C- cell adenoma in 2 cases (1.38%), and a solitary case of capillary hemangioma (0.69%). Because goats have been reported as being at increased risk for the development of spontaneous goitre, it is important to establish the back ground incidence of thyroid neoplasms in this species and may be useful in studies that are meant for evaluating experimental tumorigenesis.
Goat, Histopathology, Neoplasms, Slaughterhouse, Thyroid gland
