Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep

This report describes a case of a retrobulbar fibrosarcoma in a 4-year-old female sheep. A big tumor was protruding from the orbit but not invading the surrounding tissue and was easily removed surgically. The grayish colored mass was 19×13×8 cm in size and hard. The surface of the tumor was irregul...

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Autores principales: Ozmen Ozlem, Sirin Sengoz Ozlem, Çinar Harun, Dolu Hüseyin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fde83da574974462bf439eb4985b845d2021-11-17T21:27:51ZRetrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep1820-744810.1515/acve-2016-0023https://doaj.org/article/fde83da574974462bf439eb4985b845d2016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2016-0023https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448This report describes a case of a retrobulbar fibrosarcoma in a 4-year-old female sheep. A big tumor was protruding from the orbit but not invading the surrounding tissue and was easily removed surgically. The grayish colored mass was 19×13×8 cm in size and hard. The surface of the tumor was irregular and ulcerated. Marked hemorrhage and necrotic areas were present across the whitish cut surface. Histopathologically, the mass was composed of spindle shaped, anaplastic pleomorphic cells. Masson’s trichrome staining revealed a collagenous matrix in the tissue. Immunohistochemically, the mass was positive for vimentin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen but negative for smooth muscle actin, desmin, glial fibrilar acidic protein and S100 protein antibodies. According to histopathological and immunohistochemical findings the tumor was diagnosed as fibrosarcoma. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of ocular fibrosarcoma in a sheep.Ozmen OzlemSirin Sengoz OzlemÇinar HarunDolu HüseyinSciendoarticleretrobulbar fibrosarcomahistopathologyimmunohistochemistrysheepVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 66, Iss 2, Pp 265-270 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic retrobulbar fibrosarcoma
histopathology
immunohistochemistry
sheep
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle retrobulbar fibrosarcoma
histopathology
immunohistochemistry
sheep
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Ozmen Ozlem
Sirin Sengoz Ozlem
Çinar Harun
Dolu Hüseyin
Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
description This report describes a case of a retrobulbar fibrosarcoma in a 4-year-old female sheep. A big tumor was protruding from the orbit but not invading the surrounding tissue and was easily removed surgically. The grayish colored mass was 19×13×8 cm in size and hard. The surface of the tumor was irregular and ulcerated. Marked hemorrhage and necrotic areas were present across the whitish cut surface. Histopathologically, the mass was composed of spindle shaped, anaplastic pleomorphic cells. Masson’s trichrome staining revealed a collagenous matrix in the tissue. Immunohistochemically, the mass was positive for vimentin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen but negative for smooth muscle actin, desmin, glial fibrilar acidic protein and S100 protein antibodies. According to histopathological and immunohistochemical findings the tumor was diagnosed as fibrosarcoma. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of ocular fibrosarcoma in a sheep.
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author Ozmen Ozlem
Sirin Sengoz Ozlem
Çinar Harun
Dolu Hüseyin
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Sirin Sengoz Ozlem
Çinar Harun
Dolu Hüseyin
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title Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
title_short Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
title_full Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
title_fullStr Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
title_full_unstemmed Retrobulbar Fibrosarcoma in a Sheep
title_sort retrobulbar fibrosarcoma in a sheep
publisher Sciendo
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/fde83da574974462bf439eb4985b845d
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