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Accession number:

721

Host species (latin):

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Common name:

Trout, Rainbow Freshwater

Disease/condition:

Myxoid fibroma

Location (host):

Dermis

Aetiology:

Unknown

Aetiology:

Unknown

Additional Information:

Significance:

A rare occurrence in cultivated salmonids

Lession:

Tumour arising from the dermis. Consists of strands of loose connective tissue with islands of denser tissue. The lesion is well vascularised and has become haemorrhagic at the external surface of the region where the epithelium remains intact.

Stains:

Location:

Cefas

Area:

Weymouth

Country:

Submitter:

S. W. Feist

Accession date:

1/8/1999

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