Squamous cell carcinoma in nasal epithelium of a chinese hamster – Case report

Authors

  • Mayara Caroline Rosolem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v6n19.1379

Keywords:

neoplasm, small rodents, epidermoide carcinoma, Cricetulus griséus

Abstract

The squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a neoplasm that affect pets, production animals and exotic animals, and it’s very common in tropical countries like Brazil, once it develops a sparsely pigmented, stratified squamous epithelium and on surfaces mucosa exposed to ultraviolet action. The SCC is quite infiltrative but rarely causes metastases. Its occurrence in the nasal epithelium is widely reported in cats. This case is a chinese hamster (Cricetulus griséus), female, young, who developed a nasal nodule, and their only clinical sign was intense itching. The animal underwent surgery to perform an incisional biopsy, which was referred to the Veterinary Pathology Service of UNESP, campus of Araçatuba (SP) for histopathological evaluation. The material showed features consistent with squamous cell carcinoma well differentiated.

Published

2016-09-22

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Squamous cell carcinoma in nasal epithelium of a chinese hamster – Case report. (2016). Pubvet, 6(19). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v6n19.1379