Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in a Cat

Karakurum M. Ç., Pekcan Z., Ozmen O.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.15, sa.6, ss.983-986, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.983-986
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Melanomas are neoplasia of melanocytes and melanoblasts which may in benign or malign character. Malign melanoma is typically considered as a rare neoplasm in cats. In this case report, the clinical and histopathological findings of cutaneous malignant melanoma was reported in a sixteen year-old cat. At the same time, this is the first report of cutaneous malignant melanoma in a cat in Turkey..