title: Radical surgical resection of locally invasive oro-cutaneous tumors in the buccal region of 2 horses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report treatment and wound healing after radical surgical mass excision in the equine buccal region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old Warmblood gelding and a 9-year-old Norwegian Trotter gelding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Large tumoral masses were removed from the buccal region by radical electrosurgery, creating large defects into the oral cavity. Wound ultimately healed by second intention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Buccal defects in both horses healed well by second intention without tumor recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Locally invasive tumors involving the cheek region of the horse can be successfully treated by radical electroexcision alone, creating transmural defects up to 14 cm length x 8 cm height.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Large transmural defects in the cheek region of the horse, formed by radical surgery can heal satisfactorily by second intention healing without undue discomfort to the patient or major complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Equine Section, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway. Sigrid.Lykkjen@veths.no
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lykkjen
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: Henning Andreas
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Kai Inge
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Lie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D034801:Mastocytoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D018321:Neurothekeoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing