First report of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in an albino Central America Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) in San Martin, Peru

Authors

  • Víctor Puicón N. Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Tarapoto, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-2551
  • Alicia Bartra R. Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Centro Académico de Investigación y Ecoturismo-Biodiversidad, Tarapoto, Peru
  • Alicia López F. Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Tarapoto, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4679-6353
  • Alfonso Chavera C. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Lima, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i5.24589

Keywords:

carcinoma, neoplasia, histopathology, Central American agouti

Abstract

The case of an 8-year-old albino male Central America agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) bred in captivity in San Martín, Peru, with the presentation of a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma on the skin is reported. The appearance of a scabby skin lesion with macroscopic granulomatous characteristics was evidenced in the right temporal region recurrently after symptomatic treatment based on amoxicillin, dexamethasone, vitamin K and anti-myasis. The lesion rapidly evolved into an exophytic, expansive, haemorrhagic, and ulcerated infiltrative tumour mass. A cytological examination was performed, revealing a picture compatible with a malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin, and as a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma at the histopathological level when performing the necropsy. This report describes the first case of a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, both its macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, in an albino Central America Agouti n the San Martín region, Peru.

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Published

2023-10-31

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 5 (2023)

Section

Comunicaciones

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How to Cite

Puicón N., V., Bartra R., A., López F., A., & Chavera C., A. (2023). First report of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in an albino Central America Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) in San Martin, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 34(5), e24589. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i5.24589