Fibromyxoma in a flower horn fish (hybrid cichlid)

A 3-year-old male flower horn fish with a mass on the head protuberance was referred to the Ornamental Fish Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran. On gross examination, the mass was approximately 4 ×15×25 mm in size. The fish was anaesthetized in 100 ppm PI222 (Pars Imen Daru, Iran). The mass was removed surgically and the wound repair was post operatively monitored in the Ornamental Fish Clinic for 40 days. Tissue samples of the mass were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, sectioned an d stained with haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) and Masson ′s trichrome.
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research