Abstract
Hematological and Serum Biochemical Abnormalities Associated with a Suspected Case of Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Gray Nigerian Mare
Highlights
Squamous cell carcinomas are locally invasive malignant neoplasms of the genitals, which are commonly diagnosed in horses (Bolin, 1999; Pimenta-Oliveira et al, 2011)
There is paucity of information in the area of hematology and serum biochemistry abnormalities associated with genital squamous cell carcinoma in horses; the current case report documented the hematological and serum biochemistry abnormalities associated with genital squamous cell carcinoma in a mare
A presumptive diagnosis of genital squamous cell carcinoma was made on the gross appearance of the neoplasm and its location
Summary
Squamous cell carcinomas are locally invasive malignant neoplasms of the genitals, which are commonly diagnosed in horses (Bolin, 1999; Pimenta-Oliveira et al, 2011). Horses with lightly pigmented skin, such as those with a gray hair coat or white faces, are especially prone to developing SCC (Beuchner-Maxwell, 2009) and some breeds such as the Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, Clydesdale may have a genetic predisposition (Knottenbett and McGarry, 2009) This neoplasia has been reported to affect old gray female horses, pintos and individual horses with little or no pigmentation around the mucocutaneous junctions such as the anus when exposed to ultra-violet radiation for a long period of time (Burney et al, 1992; Miller, 2007; Beuchner-Maxwell, 2009; Knottenbett and McGarry, 2009). There is paucity of information in the area of hematology and serum biochemistry abnormalities associated with genital squamous cell carcinoma in horses; the current case report documented the hematological and serum biochemistry abnormalities associated with genital squamous cell carcinoma in a mare
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