Nasal tumour in a sheep in Trinidad, West Indies

ABSTRACT

Medical treatment of a pregnant 3 to 4-year old Barbados Black Belly ewe with a swelling of the left face and from which there was a bloody nasal discharge was unsuccessful. Further clinical examination of the animal led to the suspicion of a malignant neoplasm. The animal was euthanised and a detailed post mortem examination was performed. Gross and histological examination revealed an adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity with metastasis to the lungs. Tumours in sheep generally, and adenocarcinomas of the nasal cavity in particular, are of rare occurence (AU)