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KMID : 1094020160330010030
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2016 Volume.33 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.33
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Base of the Tongue in a Dog
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Kim Se-Eun
Kim Seung-Hyun
Bae Chun-Sik
Kang Seong-Soo
Shim Kyung-Mi
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Abstract
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It is difficult to detect and diagnose a mass at the tongue base, particularly if the mass is located under normal appearing mucosa. Computed tomography (CT), particularly post-contrast images, is useful to evaluate a tongue mass and adjacent structures including cervical lymph nodes. Nevertheless, a definitive diagnosis of a mass is obtained by histopathological examination. In this case, we describe a mass arising from the tongue body to the root in a dog. The patient was referred with ptyalism and an eating disorder. An oral examination was performed, and decreased tongue motility was observed. CT scanning was performed, and a lingual mass was detected. A lingual mass sample was collected by biopsy at the postmortem 2 months later. A histopathological examination was performed, and the lingual mass was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma.
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KEYWORD
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squamous cell carcinoma, lingual tumor, computed tomography, histopathological examination, dog
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