An unusual presentation of locally invasive sequamous cell carcinoma in the fatty tail of Awassi sheep

This report describes a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the inner surface of a fatty tail of a 2.5-year-old male Awassi sheep. The tumor started as a small ulcerated mass failed to respond to antibiotics treatment and reached 15 cm in diameter. The mass was removed surgically and histopathologically diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a SCC in the fatty tail of an Awassi sheep in Jordan in the veterinary literature