Carcinoma de células escamosas em terceira pálpebra de felino
Conceição, Maria Eduarda Bastos Andrade Moutinho daMartins, Danielli MartinelliBertolo, Paulo Henrique LealBezerra, Daniella Kaísa de OliveiraSilva, Carmina Daniela Costa Ferreira daAguirra, Lucien Roberta Valente Miranda deVasconcelos, Rosemeri de OliveiraPereira, Washington Luiz Assunção
Background: The third eyelid neoplasms are uncommon in cats. The squamous cell carcinoma are easily found in head and neck of same species, although is unusual in eye region. The more common localization is eyelid and eyeball, being 60 and 15%, respectively. It could be diagnosed by citology, histopathology, imunohistochemistry and molecular biology. The surgery is more effective treatment, because the tumor can be totally removed and it must available surgical margin. The aim of this study was to report a case of squamous cell carcinoma in third eyelid of a cat and show how it was treated with radical surgery.Case: A 11-year-old spayed female domestic short-haired white and black colored cat was presented for evaluation at Maria Dias Teixeira Hospital of Amazonia Federal Rural University (UFRA), of an red ocular mass fast growth in the left eye for 2 months. Physical exam was within normal limits. The animal presented discomfort on the region, when it was manipulated. The mass was ulcerated and blood-tinged ocular discharge, had 3.3 x 2 cm, beginning on third eyelid and overlay all the eyeball. Blood was collated to make exams. Complete blood count and serum chemistry profiles were within normal ranges, but leukocytes were increased and it was treated with Amoxicillin (22 mg/kg). It was performed biopsy to histopathology and immunohistochemistry diagnose, and radiography and [...](AU)
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