Abstract
Five cases of hemangiosarcoma were documented in three tigers and two lions during post-mortem examinations. Grossly, reddish-black coloured elevated masses were noticed with metastasis to the spleen. In one tiger, an enlarged liver with severe oozing of blood on a cut section was noticed without any elevated masses. In a white tiger, the tumour mass was located near the abdominal region. Histopathological features revealed the presence of immature plump endothelial cells forming blood filled irregular vascular spaces. Immunohistochemically, strong immunoreactivity in the cytoplasm of neoplastic endothelial cells with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was noticed. No positive reaction was noticed with the proliferative markers, i.e., Ki67 and p53, indicating VEGF is the appropriate marker to diagnose hemangiosarcoma.
Highlights
Immunohistochemistry was performed on 4-μ sections using vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (Vascular endothelial growth factor), ki67 and p53 markers
The present study described the different peculiar gross features of hemangiosarcoma in five captive wild felids
The expression of VEGF in all the five cases was observed and it might be due to tumour angiogenesis and its expression correlate with tumour malignancy
Summary
Keeping all these points in view, we aim to explain the pathological features and immuno-histo-chemical expression of hemangiosarcomas in captive wild tigers Panthera tigris and lions Panthera leo
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