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01-11-2017 | Case Report

Apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma in a 5-year-old Arabian stallion

Authors: Samaneh Ghasemi, Kamran Sardari, Ahmad Reza Movassaghi

Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

Apocrine sweat gland carcinomas are very rare skin tumors in horses. A 5-year-old Arabian stallion was presented with a mass in the pastern region of the left forelimb. Grossly, a hairless and ulcerative mass measuring approximately 1 × 1 cm was noted. Complete surgical excision with wide, clean margins was selected as a method of treatment. Histopathological examination of the excised mass identified the apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma. There was no evidence of local tumor recurrence during the subsequent follow-up evaluations.

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Title: Apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma in a 5-year-old Arabian stallion
Authors: Samaneh Ghasemi
Kamran Sardari
Ahmad Reza Movassaghi
Publication date: 01-11-2017
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1618-5641
Electronic ISSN: 1618-565X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-017-2535-y

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