Squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina and cervix in sheep - case report

Acta Vet Hung. 2011 Mar;59(1):123-7. doi: 10.1556/AVet.59.2011.1.11.

Abstract

This report describes the clinical and histopathological characteristics of a squamous cell carcinoma infiltrating the cervix and the vaginal wall, producing reproductive symptoms and subnormal fertility in an adult ewe. Necropsy showed a large (15-cm-long) neoplastic mass infiltrating the vaginal wall and the cervix. Histopathological examination revealed atypical squamous epithelial cords invading the basal membrane and dermis, round anaplastic cells, focal areas of necrosis, keratinisation of isolated cells, and pronounced infiltration by mononuclear cells around the cords. No squamous cell carcinoma of such localisation has been reported from sheep before. In humans, this tumour is the most common gynaecological malignancy in the world.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / veterinary*