Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)

An 8-year-old female adult reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) was referred to the Veterinary Hospital of Madrid for evaluation of a conjunctival mass on the left eye which had been present for about 2 months. A surgical excision was performed and biopsy material submitted for light microscopic ev...

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Autores: González Alonso-Alegre, Elisa-Margarita, Rodríguez Álvaro, Alfonso, Martinez Nevado, Eva, Martínez De Merlo, Elena, Sánchez Maldonado, María Belén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/110025
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110025
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:636.09
Reindeer
Conjunctiva
Ocular squamous cell carcinoma
p53 protein
ki67
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma
Rangifer tarandus tarandus
Oftalmología veterinaria
3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
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Sumario:An 8-year-old female adult reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) was referred to the Veterinary Hospital of Madrid for evaluation of a conjunctival mass on the left eye which had been present for about 2 months. A surgical excision was performed and biopsy material submitted for light microscopic evaluation which confirmed the diagnosis of conjuctival squamous cell carcinoma. Nuclear p53 immunolabeling was found in 52% of the neoplastic cells. Follow-up examination at 12 months postsurgery did not reveal recurrence of this neoplasm. Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma has not been reported previously in reindeer and seems to have similar characteristics to the one existing in bovine species.