Oral and Dental Tumors of Horses and Donkeys

If you knows the cells which make up an organ or structure you will now what primary tumours can develop! Any tissue can develop neoplastic changes and the structures of the mouth including the soft tisses, the bone and the teeth are no exception. In reality the majority of the primary cell types seldom develop any neoplastic changes – a relatively few tumour types occur in and around the mouth. The mouth is an area of equine clinical oncology that has been largely ignored in spite of its importance to eating and its usually high visibility. Moreover, most published reports of specific oncologic conditions involve single or few cases or are broad ...