Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Quimioterapia e criocirurgia no tratamento de carcinoma de células escamosas em gata: Relato de caso

2022; Editora MV Valero; Volume: 16; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31533/pubvet.v16n02a1034.1-5

1982-1263

Ciro José Sousa de Carvalho,

Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies

Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm that affects the epidermis, in cats the incidence is higher in animals with fair or depigmented skin, affecting the ears, flat nasal, eyelids and eyes. It is a locally aggressive tumor with a low metastasis rate. Diagnosis is based on clinical and laboratory tests. This report aims to describe a case of squamous cell carcinoma in a feline, treated at a private veterinary clinic in the city of Palmas, Tocantins, highlighting the use of chemotherapy associated with cryosurgery as a promising treatment for this pathology.