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Journal of Veterinary Research ©
Volume
15 (4):
390-394, 2011
Case Study: Disseminated cutaneous melanocytoma in an Arabian mare.
Omid Azari1* (DVM, PhD), Reza
Kheirandish2
(DVM, PhD), Ehsanollah Sakhaee1
(DVM,
PhD), Mohsen Morovati
(DVM)3.
1Department
of Clinical Sciences, 2Department of Pathobiology,
3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid
Bahonar University of
Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Azari O, Kheirandish
R, Sakhaee E, Morovati
M., Disseminated cutaneous
melanocytoma in an Arabian mare, Online J
Vet Res., 15 (4):
390-394, 2011. A 14-year-old
Arabian gray mare was presented for evaluation of painless, multifocal,
egg shaped black masses on the base of the tail, perineum, anus, vulva,
trunk
and neck regions. The horse was found to be clinically normal but
unable to
mate due to the presence of the masses. The mass tissue consisted of
small nets
of atypical melanocytes with sparse
mitosis and cutaneous melanocytoma
was
diagnosed. Because
of the large and disseminated melanocytoma,
complete
surgical resection of the tumors was impossible, so medical therapy
with Cimetidine was recommended.
Keywords: Disseminated melanocytomas,
Skin
tumor, Arabian horse