Professional paper

Congenital melanoma in a 3-month old bull calf - a case report

Tomislav Babić ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Grabarević ; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Snježana Vuković ; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Kos ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dražen Matičić ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The clinical, intraoperative and pathological findings taken from a case of melanoma in a 3-month-old bull calf are reported here. The cattle holder did not notice anything unusual when the calf was born, but noticed tumescence on the Achilles tendon at the age of 9 weeks, which increased with time. During surgery, subcutaneous and tendonous invasion by tumorous tissue was detected. Histological findings indicated that the neoplasia was a melanoma, therefore the prognosis was considered reserved. Melanoma is a rare tumour in cattle, often congenital, although already reported in companion species (e.g. dogs and cats) and domestic
animals (e.g. some breeds of pigs and horses).

Keywords

melanoma; calf

Hrčak ID:

45261

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/45261

Publication date:

16.6.2009.

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