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A 5-year-old pregnant Ardi goat presented with dystocia of 36h duration. Vaginal examination showed normal fetal presentation; however, a large neck mass prevented vaginal delivery and cesarean section was performed to deliver the stillborn kid. A well-circumscribed, poorly lobulated subcutaneous mass (12.5cm in diameter) was found on the ventral lateral aspect of the neck. The cut surface was fleshy and tan to pale white in appearance. Histologically, the tumor exhibited moderate to high cellularity and consisted of elongate to ribbon-like myotubes, with many showing differentiation into larger cells having cross-striations. Nuclei were often multiple (2-5+) and peripheral. Neoplastic cells lacked anaplasia and had a low mitotic index (