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Surgical management of unilateral horn cancer in cattle

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The report describes a case of unilateral (left) horn cancer in a 15 year old cattle. The horn was soft at the base and bent downward and backward. The affected horn was surgically amputated under inj. Xylazine HCl sedation and cornual nerve block and ring block around base of the horn with 2% Lignocaine HCl. The cattle recovered uneventfully. Histopathology confirmed the condition was squamous cell carcinoma of horn.

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