title: Palliative irradiation of Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia.
abstract: This report describes palliative irradiation as treatment for Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia. A 3-year-old female spayed Scottish Fold cat suffering from osteochondrodysplasia was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Zurich. Based on the breed, history, clinical signs, radiographic findings, and the histologic diagnosis of a biopsy specimen, Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia was confirmed. To control the exostoses leading to inflammatory processes and pain, radiotherapy was initiated as palliative treatment. This was successful in relieving the clinical signs within a few weeks. The short- and long-term results after radiotherapy are presented and discussed with a comparable human disease, the plantar heel spur, which also responds well to radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Small Animal Reproduction, Department of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zurich University, Winterthurerstr. 260,8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hubler
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volkert
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaser-Hotz
authors.forename: Susi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D013643:Tarsus, Animal