Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Two different clinical forms of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the perineum and vulva of two mares.
- Journal:
- BMC veterinary research
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Raś, Andrzej et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Reproduction with Clinic
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two older warmblood mares, aged 16 and 20, were brought to a veterinary clinic because they had lumpy growths in the area around their genitals. The veterinarians surgically removed these growths while the mares were standing, and tests on the removed tissue confirmed that they had squamous cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer). After the surgery, both mares healed well within two weeks and did not show any signs of the cancer coming back in the following year, even though they did not receive chemotherapy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Genital malignant neoplasms in mares are relatively rare. The treatment involve surgical removal of the tumour masses, chemotherapy or both. CASE PRESENTATION: Two elderly warmblood mares, aged 16 and 20 were presented in University Clinic with the lumpy lesions at the region of perineum and left labia. Surgical removals of tumour masses were performed on standing animals. Removed tissues were subjected to histopathological examination which confirmed SCC. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical and ultrasound examination of reproductive organs in both mares showed no inflammatory or neoplastic changes. Both mares healed within 2 weeks after surgery and showed no signs of tumour recurrence for the following year despite no chemotherapy treatment.
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