An unusual case of cavernous haemangioma in indigenous chicken

Abstract

Vascular tumours are seldom found in birds. An adult 35 weeks old indigenous chicken was brought for postmortem examination with the history of sudden death. On postmortem examination, multiple tiny reddish nodules were noticed on liver. Histopathological examination revealed wide blood-filled vascular structure densely packed with nucleated erythrocytes compressing liver parenchyma. Based on gross and histopathology, the case was diagnosed as cavernous haemangioma.