Inverted papilloma in a dog – a case report

Abstract

Canine cutaneous viral papillomas are caused by papillomavirus. Papillomatosis is considered to be a low-frequency disease in dogs and is characterized by the presence of single or multiple lesions in the oral cavity, subcutaneous tissue, or ocular region. The oral and facial exophytic forms are the most common presentations in dogs, although cutaneous inverted papillomas are rare. The latter occur in the ventral abdomen and groin of dogs under three years of age, and are typically high with a central pore. Because inverted papillomas do not regress spontaneously, the treatment of choice is surgical removal. This article aims to report a case of cutaneous inverted papilloma associated with facial and oral papillomas in a mongrel dog helped at a School Veterinary Hospital.