Abstract
BackgroundGenital malignant neoplasms in mares are relatively rare. The treatment involve surgical removal of the tumour masses, chemotherapy or both.Case presentationTwo elderly warmblood mares, aged 16 and 20 were presented in University Clinic with the lumpy lesions at the region of perineum and left labia. Surgical removals of tumour masses were performed on standing animals. Removed tissues were subjected to histopathological examination which confirmed SCC.ConclusionsClinical and ultrasound examination of reproductive organs in both mares showed no inflammatory or neoplastic changes. Both mares healed within 2 weeks after surgery and showed no signs of tumour recurrence for the following year despite no chemotherapy treatment.
Highlights
Genital malignant neoplasms in mares are relatively rare
The carers of the mare noticed a lumpy lesion in the area of the left labia and perineum, peduncled, fairly well demarcated from healthy tissue, which often bled and gave an unpleasant smell (Fig. 1)
Cases of lesions located on the skin of the labia usually have the form of demarcated, ulcerative tumors [7]
Summary
Genital malignant neoplasms in mares are relatively rare. The treatment involve surgical removal of the tumour masses, chemotherapy or both. * Correspondence: andrzej.ras@wp.pl 1Department of Animal Reproduction with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 14, 10-781 Olsztyn, Poland Full list of author information is available at the end of the article solid masses on the border of the skin and mucous membrane of the labia with a tendency to proliferate and metastasize to the superficial and deep inguinal lymph nodes, and to the lungs [2].
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