Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat shoulder muscle rebuilt after cancer surgery using latissimus
By Canapp, S O et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2001·Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: The use of a latissimus dorsi muscle flap for scapular reconstruction in a cat following fibrosarcoma excision.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A cat with a recurring fibrosarcoma (a type of cancer) underwent surgery to remove the tumor, which left a significant defect in its shoulder area. To repair this, veterinarians used a piece of muscle from the cat's back (latissimus dorsi muscle flap) to fill in the gap. After the surgery, the cat showed no signs of limping or discomfort during follow-up visits at various intervals up to 147 days later. The procedure was successful, allowing the cat to recover well without any complications.
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Abstract
A latissimus dorsi muscle flap was used to reconstruct a proximal scapular defect in a cat after excision of a fibrosarcoma that had recurred after eight surgeries, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. To obtain appropriate surgical margins, infraspinatus and supraspinatus myectomy and scapular spinous ostectomy were performed. The latissimus dorsi muscle flap was rotated into the defect and anchored to four holes placed in the cranial border of the scapula. The cat showed no lameness at 6, 21, 42, and 147 days after surgery. The latissimus dorsi muscle flap was successful for proximal scapular reconstruction in this cat.
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