Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 84 No. 5, 2014.
Recenzija, Prikaz slučaja
Bovine ocular squamous cellular carcinoma: a report of cases from the Caltagirone area, Italy.
Michela Pugliese
; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
Giuseppe Mazzullo
; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
Pietro P. Niutta
; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
Annamaria Passantino
orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-3636
; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
Sažetak
Twelve cases of ocular squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are reported in the bovine red-pied breed (Simmental), kept in a farm in south Sicily. Lesions showed different clinical aspects (caulifl ower-shape masses and/or papilloma-like growths), protruding through the palpebral fissure, and placed at the level of the nictitating membrane or the sclera-conjunctival junction, or by a cutaneous swelling with a central crateriform area and ulcerations on the periorbital region, involving also the eyelids. Histopathological examination revealed a dermic neoplastic growth characterized by the proliferation of invasive squamous cells arranged with a pseudocord appearance. The possible relationships were analysed between the high prevalence of the condition and the poorly pigmented skin of this breed, the farming system employed and the exposure of the animals to ultraviolet radiation. Finally, issues related to animal welfare are also considered.
Ključne riječi
bovine; eye; carcinoma; animal welfare
Hrčak ID:
128272
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.10.2014.
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