Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgery for large facial tumors in dogs and a cat
By Lascelles, B Duncan X et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2004·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral rostral maxillectomy and nasal planectomy for large rostral maxillofacial neoplasms in six dogs and one cat.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A cat and six dogs underwent surgery to remove large tumors from their faces, specifically fibrosarcomas and squamous cell carcinomas. The surgeries were successful, with no complications during the procedures, and the tumors were completely removed. After the surgeries, the pets healed well, and their appearance was acceptable to their owners. Only one dog had a tumor return about 10 months later, but the rest remained healthy during follow-up periods of up to 66 months.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15007050/