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Apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma in a 5-year-old Arabian stallion

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Apocrine sweat gland carcinomas are very rare skin tumors in horses. A 5-year-old Arabian stallion was presented with a mass in the pastern region of the left forelimb. Grossly, a hairless and ulcerative mass measuring approximately 1 × 1 cm was noted. Complete surgical excision with wide, clean margins was selected as a method of treatment. Histopathological examination of the excised mass identified the apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma. There was no evidence of local tumor recurrence during the subsequent follow-up evaluations.

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  1. Section of Surgery and Radiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Samaneh Ghasemi & Kamran Sardari

  2. Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Ahmad Reza Movassaghi

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Ghasemi, S., Sardari, K. & Movassaghi, A.R. Apocrine sweat gland ductal carcinoma in a 5-year-old Arabian stallion. Comp Clin Pathol 26, 1399–1402 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-017-2535-y

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