title: Outcomes of cats with oral tumors treated with mandibulectomy: 42 cases.
abstract: Medical records of 42 cats treated with mandibulectomy for oral neoplasia at eight institutions were reviewed to determine morbidity, progression-free interval, and survival time. Progression-free and survival rates at 1 and 2 years were 56% and 49%, and 60% and 57%, respectively. Cats with squamous cell carcinoma had significantly shorter survival than cats with fibrosarcoma or osteosarcoma. Seventy-two percent of cats were dysphagic or inappetent immediately postoperatively, and 12% never regained the ability to eat. Despite acute morbidity in 98% and long-term morbidity in 76% of cats, 83% of the 30 owners providing information were satisfied with the outcome of mandibulectomy.
authors.affiliation: Comparative Oncology Program, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Northrup
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Selting
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rassnick
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kristal
authors.forename: Maura G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dank
authors.forename: Ravinder S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
authors.forename: Shyla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagannatha
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cornell
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gieger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome