Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hyperthermia treatment shrinks superficial tumors in cats and dogs
By Grier, R L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1980·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hyperthermic treatment of superficial tumors in cats and dogs.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of 11 cats and 5 dogs with superficial tumors received a treatment called radiofrequency hyperthermia, which heats the tumor tissue to help shrink it. The most common tumor treated was squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in cats, with about 68% of these tumors completely shrinking after treatment. Overall, 89% of the tumors showed a positive response to the hyperthermia. While some normal tissue was also affected, the damage was limited to just a few millimeters around the tumor. Many pets experienced a noticeable reduction in tumor size within a few weeks.
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Abstract
Local current field radiofrequency hyperthermia was applied to 33 superficial tumors in 11 cats and 5 dogs. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the cat was the most frequent tumor treated. Of 19 SCC in cats, 13 (68%) were reduced completely, combining complete and partial tumor reduction, there was an 89% favorable response to hyperthermia for SCC. A small number of other tumors such as fibrosarcoma in the cat and perianal tumors in the dog were favorably responsive. Local current field hyperthermia (50 C for 30 sec) resulted in destruction of tumor tissue as well as normal tissue. However, tissue destruction did not extend more than 2 or 3 mm from the electrodes. Ulcerative superficial tumors exposed to air rapidly reduced in size, and a dry eschar that developed fell off at 17 to 25 days.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7440330/