Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Two older female dogs with rare mouth sebaceous gland tumors
By Go, D-M et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·2017·Department of Veterinary Pathology and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intra-oral Sebaceous Gland Tumours in Two Dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old female miniature schnauzer and a 12-year-old neutered female cocker spaniel both had grey-yellow lumps in their mouths. After examination, the lumps were identified as sebaceous adenoma and sebaceous epithelioma, which are types of skin tumors that can occur in the mouth. These tumors are quite rare in dogs. Treatment options typically include surgical removal, which can help resolve the issue and prevent further complications.
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Abstract
A 12-year-old female miniature schnauzer and a 12-year-old neutered female cocker spaniel each had a grey-yellow nodular lesion arising from the gingiva. Microscopical examination showed that both nodules were composed of varied proportions of sebocytes and basal-type reserve cells with few ducts lined by stratified squamous epithelium. Based on the histopathological findings, the cases were diagnosed as sebaceous adenoma and sebaceous epithelioma, respectively. In man, the occurrence of sebaceous neoplasms in the oral cavity has been reported to some extent, but these lesions are very rare in animals. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of intra-oral sebaceous neoplasms in dogs. Intra-oral sebaceous epithelioma has never been reported in animals.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29169626/