Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation treatment results for nasal cancer in dogs
By Correa, Stephanie Shank et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2003·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Efficacy of cobalt-60 radiation therapy for the treatment of nasal cavity nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma in the dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of six dogs with nasal tumors called nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma underwent cobalt-60 radiation therapy to treat their condition. Despite receiving high doses of radiation, the tumors were aggressive and the dogs had varying survival times, ranging from just 30 days to about 11 months, with an average of around 5.5 months. Unfortunately, the treatment did not significantly improve their chances of survival, indicating that this type of cancer is difficult to manage with radiation therapy alone.
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Abstract
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of cobalt-60 radiotherapy in the treatment of nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity in dogs and to compare this treatment group to historical controls. Six dogs with histopathologically confirmed nasal cavity nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma were treated with cobalt-60 radiotherapy to a total dose of either 63 Gy or 54 Gy. Overall survival times ranged from 30 days to 330 days, with a median survival time of 165 days. Nasal cavity nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma in the dog is an aggressive tumor that responds poorly to radiotherapy.
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