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- Title
Desmoplastic Fibroblastoma (Collagenous Fibroma) in an African Lion.
- Authors
Yun, S. H.; Jang, H. S.; Ku, S. K.; Park, J. S.; Oh, T. H.; Lee, K. W.; Kwon, Y. S.; Jang, K. H.
- Abstract
Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) is a rare, benign, slowly growing, soft tissue tumor which originated from fibroblast. Although this type tumor has been occasionally reported in human beings, there was case report that was diagnosed as the DF in animal species. This report describes a case of DF that developed on the left flank of an 8-year-old female African lion. The mass was gradually enlarged for 5~6 months and the size was 25 x 16 x 8 cm³. Surgical excision of the mass was carried out. The mass was relatively hypocellular and showed proliferation of spindle and stellate shaped cells embedded in a fibromyxoid to densely fibrotic collagenous stroma. Six months after performing a surgical excision, no sign of any tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed.
- Subjects
BLASTOMAS; LIONS; TUMORS in animals; SOFT tissue tumors; METASTASIS; TUMOR surgery; DISEASES
- Publication
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 2, p288
- ISSN
0253-8318
- Publication type
Article