[Subcutaneous fibrosarcoma in a lion (Panthera leo)].
A subcutaneous growth developed on the left side of a zoo lion. The growth enlarged over a period of 3 months. A diagnosis of fibrosarcoma was made on account of the history, clinical and histological examinations. The lion was killed 3 weeks after surgical removal of the tumour. The autopsy showed no evidence of metastases. A foreign body (wire) was discovered in the abdominal cavity but no association was found between the lesion caused by the wire and the malignancy.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002335:Carnivora; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008045:Lions; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
Subkutane fibrosarkoom in 'n leeu (Panthera leo).