Haemangiosarcoma in a 4-month-old calf

Authors: Vermunt JJ, Thompson KG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 49, Issue 3, pp 120-121, Jun 2001
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Circulatory system/haematology, Neoplasia, Oncology, Pathology
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Numerous survey articles on bovine neoplasia have been published worldwide, only one being from New Zealand (Shortridge and Cordes, 1971). Although the prevalence figures vary between countries, there is general agreement that the most common bovine neoplasms are located in the skin and soft tissues, and that they include fibropapilloma, fibroma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Haemangiosarcoma (malignant haemangioendothelioma or angiosarcoma) is a malignant tumour arising from vascular endothelial cells. It is a very rare bovine neoplasm, with only 10 cases reported (Cotchin, 1960; Verma, 1963; Cheli, 1967; Zachary et al, 1981; Sutton and McLennan, 1982; Badylak, 1983; Guard and Wilkinson, 1984; Loupal and Schlerka, 1988; Gholami et al, 1992; Queen et al, 1992), most of which are in adult cattle. This report describes an unusual case of haemangiosarcoma in a 4-month-old Friesian bull calf.

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