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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Primary intra-osseous carcinoma of the maxilla in a horse.

Journal:
Journal of comparative pathology
Year:
1991
Authors:
Weber, A et al.
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology
Species:
horse

Plain-English summary

An 8-year-old Hannoverian horse had a swelling in its upper jaw due to a tumor in the hard palate. After examining the tissue under a microscope, the tumor was identified as a primary intra-osseous carcinoma, which is a rare type of tumor that starts in the bone and is related to teeth. This specific type of tumor had not been reported in horses before.

Abstract

An 8-year-old Hannoverian horse developed a swelling of the maxilla caused by a tumour of the hard palate. On histological examination the tumour was diagnosed as a primary intra-osseous carcinoma of the maxilla, a rare odontogenic tumour not previously described in the horse.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1874986/