Squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity in a dog: A case report

Abstract

A 14 year old male dog was presented with a history of nodular growth on the oral cavity and was brought to Veterinary Clinical Complex, Institute of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, SOA, University. On gross examination, there was presence of circumscribe nodular mass on the oral cavity. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed presence of cluster of pleomorphic squamous epithelial cells with tadpole cells. Histopathological examination showed nests of neoplastic cells surrounded by connective tissue stroma with formation of characteristic typical ‘epithelial pearl’ or ‘keratin pearl’.