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Cell Population Analyses During Skin Carcinogenesis
Published on: August 21, 2013
Basal cell carcinoma in two Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni)
Tom Hellebuyck1, Richard Ducatelle2, Leslie Bosseler2
1Departments of Pathology, Bacteriology, and Avian Diseases (Hellebuyck, Ducatelle, Bosseler, Versnaeyen, Chiers, Martel), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, BelgiumMedical Imaging (Van Caelenberg), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium tom.hellebuyck@ugent.be.
Abstract:
Neoplastic disorders are frequently encountered in the practice of reptile medicine. Herein we report the clinical behavior, antemortem diagnosis, and histopathologic characteristics of a recurrent intraoral keratinizing basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and a metastatic BCC of the carapace in 2 Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni). Although squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in tortoises show similar predilection sites and gross pathologic features, the BCCs described in our report were characterized by a remarkably fast and highly infiltrative growth in comparison to SCCs. Accordingly, early diagnosis including reliable discrimination from SCC is essential toward the management of this neoplastic entity in tortoises.
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