Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bilateral rostral maxillectomy and nasal planectomy for large rostral maxillofacial neoplasms in six dogs and one cat.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Lascelles, B Duncan X et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looked at a type of surgery called rostral maxillectomy, which involves removing part of the upper jaw, in one cat and six dogs. The surgeries were done to remove large tumors, including fibrosarcomas and squamous cell carcinomas, which are types of cancer. All the surgeries went smoothly without any problems during the procedure, and the doctors were able to remove all of the cancerous tissue completely. After the surgeries, the pets looked good to their owners, but one dog did have a return of the cancer about 10 months later. Overall, the treatment was successful for most of the pets involved.
Abstract
This paper describes in detail an aggressive rostral maxillectomy procedure in one cat and six dogs, and the postoperative complications and outcomes are reported. The surgeries were performed to attempt complete excision of large and extensive rostral maxillary fibrosarcomas (n=4), squamous cell carcinomas (n=2), or poorly differentiated mesenchymal neoplasia (n=1). The surgeries involved transection of the maxilla at the level of premolar (PM)1 and PM2 in a cat and two dogs, and between PM2 and PM3 in four dogs. There were no intraoperative complications. Complete margins of resection were obtained in all cases. The postoperative appearance was acceptable to owners. Local recurrence was only observed in one dog (10 months after surgery) during a follow-up period of 11 to 66 months (median, 21.5 months).
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