title: Adenocarcinoma involving the tongue and the epiglottis in a horse.
abstract: Tumors involving the oral cavity of the horse are uncommon. No cases of equine adenocarcinoma on the dorsum of the tongue have been reported in the literature. We report a case of adenocarcinoma located on the dorsum of the posterior one-third of the tongue in a 29-year-old gelding with severe dysphagia. Endoscopy revealed an epiglottis involvement, and histology was consistent with adenocarcinoma arising from minor salivary glands, which was associated with a severe fungal colonization of affected tissues. The goals of this report are to present an uncommon case of dorsum of the tongue-associated neoplasia and to highlight the association with atypical fungal colonization, to review the literature and to discuss possible clinical approach and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93-95, 62024, Matelica (MC) Italy.
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laus
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paggi
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bordicchia
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fratini
authors.forename: Beniamino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tesei
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*