Periaortic haemangiosarcoma in an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Academic Article

abstract

• A 9-year-old apparently healthy male African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) was found dead in its enclosure at the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre. Necropsy revealed a pericardium distended by approximately 250 ml of thick blood. A soft, red, lobulated mass was attached to the periaortic fat between the level of the aortic valves and the pericardial reflection. Histologically, the mass was consistent with a haemangiosarcoma. Other findings in the heart included mild to moderate ventricular hypertrophy and moderate, acute perivascular myocardial necrosis. Sudden death was attributed to acute heart failure precipitated by cardiac tamponade.

authors

• Newell-Fugate, Anne

published proceedings

• J S Afr Vet Assoc

author list (cited authors)

• Newell-Fugate, A., & Lane, E.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Newell-Fugate, A||Lane, E

publication date

• January 2009

publisher

• Medpharm Publications  Publisher

published in

• Scientific journal of the South African Veterinary Association  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Animals, Wild
• Canidae
• Fatal Outcome
• Heart Neoplasms
• Hemangiosarcoma
• Male

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4102/jsava.v80i2.182

start page

• 108

end page

• 110

volume

• 80

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v80i2.182