CARCINOMA DE CÉLULAS ESCAMOSAS EM LÁBIO VULVAR BOVINO: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

Vulvar tumors in cattle are uncommon, although squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare malignancy of keratinocytes. This case report of a female bovine, girolando breed, approximately 11 years old, body score 2.25, eight deliveries and a milk production of 10 liters before the tumor, was attended to in the field in a rural property of dairy activity in the municipality of Catalão - Goiás. In clinical care, an infiltrative, hypercellular, non-capsulated tissue mass with imprecise limits was found in the region of the right lip of the vulva, in an advanced state. Several fragments from tumor lesions in the vulvar region were sent, all packed in 10% formaldehyde to the Histopathological examination, the report of Squamous Cell Carcinoma was confirmed. Surgical treatment was requested by the owner because the cow has had the wound for months without improvement and because it is cachectic making it impossible to even sell it. Since the objective of this work was to describe a case of surgical treatment in squamous cell carcinoma in cattle, together with the productive performance of the animal.