Open AccessRecurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Submandibular Region after Surgery in a Dog: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Athip Lorsirigool,
Yuttana Sudjaroen,
Narong Kulnides
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world's veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2322-4568
DOI - 10.54203/scil.2021.wvj93
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , distant metastasis , metastasis , carcinoma , surgery , pathology , cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant tumor that has been reported in several organs of different dog breeds. An 8-year-old Shih Tzu, an intact male dog, came to an animal clinic in the Thonburi area, Bangkok Province, Thailand, and a mass of 4.5 × 4.5 cm (width × length) by size was found at the submandibular area. Surgical excision to remove the mass and subsequent histological examination identified the mass as SCC. After conducting the surgery and follow-up, the mass was recurrent at the same location after 33 days and a dog died. Therefore, one of the possible reasons for the death of the dog could be SCC metastasis.