| Abstract | Melanomi su vrlo česte, tamno pigmentirane, infiltrativne neoplazme koje u
uznapredovalim stadijima često metastaziraju. Veća je učestalost melanoma kod
sivaca starijih od 15 godina. U ovom istraživanju je pregledano 152 konja bijele i sive
boje dlake te je prevalencija kožnih tumora iznosila 47,4%. Većina pretraženih sivaca
je bila pasmine lipicanac (48,7%). Učestalost tumora bila nešto veća kod ženki nego
mužjaka (p=0,067). Prosječna starost konja s prisutnim tumorom je bila 12,39±5,3
godine. Prosječno vrijeme koje su konji boravili izvan staje nije imalo utjecaj na
prevalenciju kožnih tumora. Najveći broj tumora zabilježen je u konja starije dobi (15
god. i više), tako je od ukupnog broja starijih konja 83,9% konja imalo prisutan kožni
tumor. Od ukupnog broja pretraženih konja, onih s kožnim tumorom je bilo: starije dobi
(15 god. i više) 17,1%, srednje dobi (od 8 do14 god.) 21,1% i mlađe dobi (7 god. i
manje) 9,2%. Između sve tri dobne kategorije je utvrđeno da sa starosti konja raste
učestalost pojave kožnih tumora (p<0,05). Po jedan kožni tumor pronađen je kod
36,1% konja, dok su kod 63,9% konja pronađeni multipli kožni tumori. Najčešće mjesto
na tijelu gdje je pronađen kožni tumor je ventralna strana repa i korijen repa (27,3%).
Od svih pregledanih konja, samo jedan je došao na klinike fakulteta radi liječenja
melanoma. Iz priloženog možemo zaključiti da je svijest i informiranost vlasnika konja
o opasnosti melanoma vrlo mala i da su potrebne edukacije radi što ranijeg otkrivanja
bolesti. |
| Abstract (english) | Melanomas are very common, darkly pigmented, infiltrative neoplasms that often
metastasize in advanced stages of the disease. The incidence of melanoma is higher
in grey horses older than 15 years. In this study, 152 white and grey horses were
examined over six years, and the prevalence of melanoma was 47.4%. Most of the
examined horses were Lipizzaners (48.7%). The incidence of tumours was slightly
higher in females than males (p = 0.067). The mean age of horses with tumours was
12.39 ± 5.3 years. The amount of time that the horses spent outside the barn did not
influence the prevalence of the tumours. The largest number of tumours was recorded
in the elderly horses (15 years and older) and of the total number of older horses,
83.9% of them had a skin tumour. Of the total number of examined horses, those with
skin tumours were of older age (15 years and older) 17.1%, middle age (8 to 14 years)
21.1% and younger age (7 years and less) 9.2%. Between all three age categories, it
was found that the frequency of melanoma increases with the age of horses (p<0.05).
One skin tumour was found in 36.1% of horses, while in 63.9% of horses multiple skin
tumours were found. The most common region of the body with a skin tumour was the
ventral side of the tail and the root of the tail (27.3%).
Of all the examined horses, only one horse was presented for melanoma treament
to the clinic. Therefore, we can conclude that the awareness of horse owners about
the dangers of melanoma is very low and further education is needed to detect the
disease as early as possible. |
