Category: Neoplastic

𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬 are an area of skin proliferation and thickening, forming a benign tumour. In cats, they tend to be found on the nose, lips and digits.

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 are a 𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 (cancer forming) proliferation of 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬, which are a type of white blood cell. Specifically, mast cells are most commonly associated with allergic reactions.

To put it simply, 𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are tumours that produce teeth! They range in presentation from haphazard arrangements of tissue that normally make up teeth, to the presence of fully developed teeth within the tumour.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are rare tumours that arise from remnants of the 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝, which are primitive cells leftover from embryonic development. These tumours tend to grow in the tail region in most species.

𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬 are the most commonly diagnosed tumour of horses! They occur in the skin, and generally are pretty harmless. There are 6 recognized types, ranging from a hairless patch of skin to large, aggressive masses.

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are a benign tumour that are derived from skin 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬, which are cells that pick up weird foreign proteins and show them to the immune system for identification. In the skin, these cells are specifically called 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬.

𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫 is a form of 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚 (tumour of the glandular tissue of the nose) that is caused by a viral infection.

𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚 is a particular form of 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚 (tumour affecting the lymphocytes, a component of the immune system) that affects the skin. Typically, the animal presents with large masses or nodules throughout the affected area.

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a type of transmissible cancer that has been devastating Tasmanian devil populations in Australia. At one point, over 80% of the Tasmanian devil population was lost due to this disease, making scientists very concerned the species would go extinct. The tumour primarily affects the face, causing large masses and interfering with the devil’s ability to eat. The devils often end up starving to death because they simply can’t cope with the large masses.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are malignant tumours of the 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐦 (the cells that line the bile ducts in the liver).