Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation therapy controls odontogenic tumors in cats long-term
By Moore, A S et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2000·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Radiation therapy for long-term control of odontogenic tumours and epulis in three cats.
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Plain-English summary
Three cats with mouth tumors called odontogenic tumors were treated with radiation therapy after their surgeries didn't completely remove the tumors. They received radiation over about a month, which caused some mild side effects like hair loss and a little mouth soreness in one cat. Remarkably, all three cats have kept their tumors under control for over 35 months, with two of them still alive and tumor-free after 39 and 60 months. This suggests that radiation therapy can be a helpful follow-up treatment for cats with these types of tumors.
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Abstract
Orthovoltage radiation was used to treat odontogenic tumours in three cats following incomplete surgical resection. Cats received a total radiation dose of 48-52 Gy over a period of 26-29 days. Acute toxicities were mild, consisting of hair loss within the radiation field in all cats, and mild mucositis in one cat. All cats had long-term (>35 months) control of their tumour, and two cats are still alive without recurrence of tumour 60 and 39 months, respectively, after completing treatment. Radiation therapy should be considered to be an adjuvant to incomplete surgery in cats with odontogenic neoplasms or epulides.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11716592/