The management of oral tumours in dogs and cats.
Successful management of oral tumours must achieve the dual needs of continued oral function and total destruction of often massive tumours. The most effective treatments currently available are radiation therapy and radical surgical excision involving partial mandibulectomy or maxillectomy, but the size of a tumour, its location, biological behaviour and the availability of treatment facilities will influence the mode of therapy chosen.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis