Squamous cells carcinoma: case report

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm arising from cells of the squamous epithelium, consisting of the most common type of skin tumor in felines, where solar radiation is the contributory factor in cats with light or depigmented skin. The objective of this work was to report a case of squamous cell carcinoma describing the clinical and pathological aspects involved in the disease in a cat with no defined breed, approximately 12 years old, presenting bilateral ulcerative lesion in the nasal plane, which was attended at the Clínica Escola de Veterinary Medicine, Centro Universitário Cesmac, Maceió, AL, Brazil. The clinical signs observed were epistaxis, respiratory difficulties and chronic conjunctivitis. Cytological findings were compatible with eosinophilic granuloma. Therapeutic treatment with methylpredinisolone acetate was instituted, however, the animal did not show improvement after the treatment, on the contrary, it is suggested that the carcinoma was masked by the inflammatory reaction, or that the granuloma promoted the carcinoma. Early diagnosis was important for a prognosis and better evaluation of the predisposing factors of squamous cell carcinoma in felines.