RECURRENT ORAL FIBROSARCOMA IN A DOG – A CASE REPORT
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S. Kokila
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute , Tirunelveli- 627 358
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R. Uma Rani
Professor and Head, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Theni – 625 602
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A. R. Ninu
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Tirunelveli- 627 358
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K. Gopal
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, VC&RI, Tirunelveli – 627 358
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N. Pazhanivel
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, MVC, Chennai – 600 007
Keywords:
Fibrosarcoma, oral cavity, dog, oral tumorsAbstract
A three-year-old male dog was presented with a mass in the oral cavity. Upon examination of the oral cavity revealed a soft and pink mass on the hard palate. Surgical excision was performed under general anaesthesia. Based on the histopathological examinations the case was diagnosed as fibrosarcoma. Recurrence of the tumour occurred within two months at the same site on the hard palate and was
reoperated for surgical excision. Animal made an uneventful recovery.
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