Gingival Hemangioma in a Sheep

Case Description: A five-year-old Iranian cross-breed ewe with a dark red and soft mass ongingiva of mandibular region was presented to the Islamic Azad University of Tabriz VeterinaryMedical Teaching Hospital. Macroscopically, a dark red, pedunculated, round-shaped and softmass less than 1.5 centimeter 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 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.