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Mandibular squamous cell carcinoma in a 5‐year‐old Tennessee Walking Horse
Author(s) -
Loftin P.,
Fowlkes N.,
McCauley C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12231
Subject(s) - medicine , horse , basal cell , oral cavity , signs and symptoms , surgery , pathology , dentistry , paleontology , biology
Summary Squamous cell carcinoma ( SCC ) is the second most common neoplasm reported in the horse, but occurs rarely in the oral cavity. Clinical signs may be insidious in onset and mimic other non‐neoplastic processes, thus delaying appropriate treatment. Timely evaluation and advanced diagnostic imaging may offer the opportunity to initiate definitive treatment. This report describes a young gelding with mandibular SCC that was evaluated for mandibular swelling failing to respond to symptomatic therapy.