Surgical correction of subcutaneous lipomas in the tail of buffalo: A case report

A buffalo was presented with a history of the growth of moving masses like “string of pearls” on the tail at palpable junction of coccygeal vertebrae. No pain was evidenced upon palpation and manipulation of the swellings. On aspiration, no fluid was collected. Only greasy sticky material with no smell was present within the needle core. Colour, texture, absence of pain on palpation of mass and consistency of masses are suggestive of structure like lipoma. Surgical excision was considered as a choice of treatment for the structure like lipoma. Under epidural anesthesia, the masses were resected out. Masses were firm, white-yellowish and encapsulated having size of 0.5 cm to 2 cm, movable and oval in shape. The wound was closed in a routine manner. Postoperatively, antibiotics and analgesics were administered parentally for five consecutive days. This white-yellowish and encapsulated soft, doughy, rubbery, movable and painless lump-like structure just under the skin is suggestive of lipoma in the tail region.