2024, Cilt 40, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 131-136
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Lymph Node Metastasis in a 12 Years-Old Sphynx Female Cat
Fatih Hatipoglu1,5, Abuzer Tas2, M. Fatih Bozkurt3, Ali Risvanli4,5, Ismail Sen5
1Selcuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, 42130, Konya, Türkiye
2Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery, Van, Türkiye
3Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ayfonkarahisar, Türkiye
4Firat University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elazig, Türkiye
5Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 720044, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Keywords: Cat, Metastasis, Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Sphynx
Abstract
In this report, a case of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with lymph node metastasis was described in a 12 years-old Sphynx female cat. The mandibular lymph node was totally removed and dissected (lymphadenectomy). The oral necrotic-ulcerated mass was extirpated. In the oral mass, pleomorphic squamous epithelial cells with atypical cellular features, erosions and ulcers were also observed. Squamous epithelial cells with prominent atypical cell features were found in the mandibular lymph node. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that neoplastic cells were positive for AE1-AE3 and cytokeratin 5/6. It was found appropriate to present the case in order to draw attention to the fact that dogs and cats with chronic gingivostomatitis with erosions and ulcers on the oral mucosa should also be evaluated in terms of OSCC.
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