RODENT ULCERS
Posted on Sunday, September 30 @ 07:25:04 BST by jenvetadmin
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Here I am not trying to grab the attention towards ulcers occurring in the rodents.
My concern here is a kind of skin tumor that is actually a basal cell carcinoma.
It can affect both dogs and cats. This condition is also known by other names like Jacob’s ulcer and basal cell carcinoma.
The patients presented with such tumors mostly show lesions in the head region.
The name “rodent ulcer” perhaps comes from the belief that these are caused due to gnawing by rodents or perhaps because of the lesions’ appearance as if scraped with rodent teeth.
Although cats are the mostly affected, other animals like horse and sheep may also develop these tumors. The continuous irritation with the cat’s rough tongue is supposed to be a common aetiology of “rodent ulcers” by many veterinarians.
Although the tumors are invasive but the invasion is local and these do not undergo metastasis, so the surgical excision with or without anti-tumor therapy (according to the severity and invasion) will be an almost completely effective treatment for complete recovery.
Brief Info by: - Dr. Sanjeev Kumari Paul, Veterinary Polyclinic Bhuntar, India
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