https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/31042/nasal-squamous-cell-carcinoma-cat This is an 7 years old female Maine coon cat that came in for dental, but has a wound on nose that has been there for 3-4 months. Owner has used Vetramil and other ointment without effect. Cat is not overly bothered by it. It is not protruding, buten-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245586?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:21:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:796e9311-82e6-4aed-9fd7-7ac659293dc4Stigen<p>Thanks..I don`t see these too often, but feels a bit fishy with a wound in that area that doesnt heal in months.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245584?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:33:15 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0d04e189-8c20-4016-9616-b5b56bdb4c68Roger Powell<p>Hi Stigen,<br />Wouldn&#39;t normally reply to these but the image of the FNA unfortunately doesn&#39;t narrow down the differentials for that nasal lesion - too few cells and those squames are not notably &#39;atypical&#39; to more directly support sq.cell.carc.<br />Unless others areas have more cells etc, agree with Evelyn, your Bx is needed in this case.<br />Regards, Roger</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245582?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:35:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6007a98b-e7fb-489b-bc35-23bc22792491Evelyn Barbour-Hill<p>[quote userid="3222" url="~/f/clinical-questions/31042/nasal-squamous-cell-carcinoma-cat"]Does this look like sq. Cell carcinoma that you,my dear esteemed colleagues have seen before, or should I think of other pathologies too?[/quote] <p>Yes, and yes. </p> <p>Get that biopsy to the pathologist.</p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>