MANDIBULAR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN A BOBCAT (LYNX RUFUS)

A 23-yr-old female spayed bobcat (Lynx rufus) presented with a 1-wk history of hypersalivation. On examination, the right mandible was markedly thickened, the right mandibular dental arcade was missing, and the oral mucosa over the right mandible was ulcerated and thickened. Skull radiographs and fi...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2016-03, Vol.47 (1), p.370-373
Main Authors: Sladakovic, Izidora, Burnum, Anne, Blas-Machado, Uriel, Kelly, Lisa S, Garner, Bridget C, Holmes, Shannon P, Divers, Stephen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Bobcat
Brief Communication
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - veterinary
Lynx
Lynx rufus
mandible
Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnosis
Mandibular Neoplasms - pathology
Mandibular Neoplasms - veterinary
neoplasia
oral
squamous cell carcinoma
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Summary:A 23-yr-old female spayed bobcat (Lynx rufus) presented with a 1-wk history of hypersalivation. On examination, the right mandible was markedly thickened, the right mandibular dental arcade was missing, and the oral mucosa over the right mandible was ulcerated and thickened. Skull radiographs and fine needle aspirate cytology were supportive of squamous cell carcinoma. The bobcat was euthanized as a result of its poor prognosis. Necropsy confirmed a diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a bobcat.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/2015-0197.1