title: Fibroleiomyoma in elephant uterus.
abstract: The result of the histological diagnosis from postmortal investigation of the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) uterus structure is presented in the current study. The rare anatomical finding showed altered nodular part from the uterus wall. Through conventional and histochemical staining neoplasmatic formations were determined and diagnosis Fibroleiomyoma was established, which should not be accepted as the prime cause for the animal's death.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria. emisapun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sapundzhiev
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pupaki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zahariev
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Georgiev
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004606:Elephants; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*