A RARE CASE OF OCULAR FIBROSARCOMA IN Bubalus Bubalis (WATER BUFFALO): CYTO AND HISTOPATHOLOGY

Vikas Jaiswal; Surbhi Kuldeep Tyagi; Vivak Malik

doi:10.56825/bufbu.2025.4435746

Authors

Vikas Jaiswal Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India
Surbhi Kuldeep Tyagi Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vivak Malik Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2025.4435746

Keywords:

Bubalis bubalis, buffaloes, bulbar conjunctiva, eye tumour , fibrosarcoma

Abstract

Though primary tumors of the conjunctiva are not uncommon, ocular fibrous tumors are quite rare in most species, including buffaloes. A buffalo with an ocular growth at the bulbar conjunctiva was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, SVPUAT, Meerut. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the ocular growth was performed, followed by surgical removal. Furthermore, the formalin-fixed sample was processed for histopathology and special staining (Masson’s trichrome) for confirmatory diagnosis. Based on cytopathological as well as histological features, the growth was diagnosed as fibrosarcoma. To the best of our knowledge, no report of fibrosarcoma is available at this location in buffaloes. The current case is presented with the aim to describe the clinical and histological features of an unusual case of ocular (conjunctival) fibrosarcoma.

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Author Biographies

Vikas Jaiswal, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vikas Jaiswal

Surbhi Kuldeep Tyagi, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India

Surbhi Kuldeep Tyagi*

Vivak Malik, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vivak Malik

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