Gingival Hemangioma in a Sheep

Gingival Hemangioma in a Sheep

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Case Description- A five-year-old Iranian cross-breed ewe with a dark red and soft mass on gingiva of mandibular region was presented to the Islamic Azad University of Military Helicopter Tabriz Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.Macroscopically, a dark red, pedunculated, round-shaped and soft mass less than 1.5 centimeters on gingival compartment of right midlateral edge was observed.Temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate were not clinically abnormal.

Treatment and Outcome- The abnormal mass was removed surgically by local anesthesia.Histopathological examinations confirmed the Pouches occurrence of gingival hemangioma.Clinical Relevance- Hemangiomas have been recorded in cattle, horses, sheep, swine and fowls, but it is only in cats and dogs that frequency of occurrence has been estimated.