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Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in a reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus )
Author(s) -
GonzalezAlonsoAlegre Elisa M.,
RodriguezAlvaro Alfonso,
MartinezNevado Eva,
MartinezdeMerlo Elena M.,
SanchezMaldonado Belen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/vop.12002
Subject(s) - basal cell , immunolabeling , histopathological examination , pathology , biopsy , carcinoma , neoplasm , medicine , biology , immunohistochemistry
Abstract An 8‐year‐old female adult reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) was referred to the Veterinary Hospital of Madrid for evaluation of a conjunctival mass on the left eye which had been present for about 2 months. A surgical excision was performed and biopsy material submitted for light microscopic evaluation which confirmed the diagnosis of conjuctival squamous cell carcinoma. Nuclear p53 immunolabeling was found in 52% of the neoplastic cells. Follow‐up examination at 12 months postsurgery did not reveal recurrence of this neoplasm. Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma has not been reported previously in reindeer and seems to have similar characteristics to the one existing in bovine species.