Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding
We report an 11-year-old Kurdish gelding with an anaplastic malignant melanoma arising from his right lateral of the neck, which developed over 6 weeks. A ~10 cm in diameter, firm, and non-ulcerated nodular subcutaneous mass located at the middle and proximal of the left side of the neck was detecte...
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| description | We report an 11-year-old Kurdish gelding with an anaplastic malignant melanoma arising from his right lateral of the neck, which developed over 6 weeks. A ~10 cm in diameter, firm, and non-ulcerated nodular subcutaneous mass located at the middle and proximal of the left side of the neck was detected in a physical examination. No evidence of local extent or metastasis was detected. Complete surgical excision was performed under general anesthesia. Gross morphology and histopathological examination of the mass confirmed an anaplastic malignant melanoma, in which the major part of the mass has little or no pigmentation. The gelding was euthanized due to tumor regrowth. The heterogeneity in pigmentation of equine melanocytic tumors can make diagnosis difficult in punch biopsy specimens. Anaplastic malignant melanoma is most often a very aggressive neoplasm and surgical excision was not effective in this case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbaa49890b6d4a7fa8047ba10888f3962022-12-21T20:45:44ZengIranian Veterinary Surgery Association (IVSA)Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery2008-30332676-62992021-10-0116214214510.30500/ivsa.2021.259636.1234126963Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish GeldingAram Sadi0Saeed Azizi1Hamed Masoudi2Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.Department of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.Department of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.We report an 11-year-old Kurdish gelding with an anaplastic malignant melanoma arising from his right lateral of the neck, which developed over 6 weeks. A ~10 cm in diameter, firm, and non-ulcerated nodular subcutaneous mass located at the middle and proximal of the left side of the neck was detected in a physical examination. No evidence of local extent or metastasis was detected. Complete surgical excision was performed under general anesthesia. Gross morphology and histopathological examination of the mass confirmed an anaplastic malignant melanoma, in which the major part of the mass has little or no pigmentation. The gelding was euthanized due to tumor regrowth. The heterogeneity in pigmentation of equine melanocytic tumors can make diagnosis difficult in punch biopsy specimens. Anaplastic malignant melanoma is most often a very aggressive neoplasm and surgical excision was not effective in this case.http://www.ivsajournals.com/article_126963_0823562cf874d34c3184e197916e9a2b.pdfanaplasticamelanoticpoorly pigmentedmalignant melanomaneckhorse |
| spellingShingle | Aram Sadi Saeed Azizi Hamed Masoudi Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery anaplastic amelanotic poorly pigmented malignant melanoma neck horse |
| title | Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding |
| title_full | Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding |
| title_fullStr | Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding |
| title_short | Malignant (Anaplastic) Amelanotic/Hypomelanotic Melanoma in a Kurdish Gelding |
| title_sort | malignant anaplastic amelanotic hypomelanotic melanoma in a kurdish gelding |
| topic | anaplastic amelanotic poorly pigmented malignant melanoma neck horse |
| url | http://www.ivsajournals.com/article_126963_0823562cf874d34c3184e197916e9a2b.pdf |
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