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Oral melanoma in 20 cats survival and treatment outcomes
By Briggs, Angela et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary dentistry·2023·Your Pet Dentist, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Feline Oral Melanoma-A Retrospective Study in 20 Cats and Case Report.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 20 cats with oral melanoma (a type of mouth cancer) was studied to understand how the disease affects them and what treatments work best. The average survival time for these cats was about 102 days, and only 15% survived for a year. Cats with tumors that spread to other parts of the body or those that only received comfort care lived shorter lives. Unfortunately, the findings highlight the serious nature of this condition, and many cats did not survive long after diagnosis.
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Abstract
This retrospective study reported the clinical presentation, histopathologic findings, treatment, results of clinical staging, necropsy findings, and survival times for 20 cats with oral melanoma. The median survival time was 102 days, with a one-year survival rate of 15% ( = 3). Metastatic disease was documented in 5 cases. Cats with metastatic disease, tumors within the oral cavity (in contrast to labial tumors), and those treated only palliatively after diagnosis had shorter survival times. One case was monitored from the time of presentation until euthanasia.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37710985/