Outcomes of cats with oral tumors treated with mandibulectomy: 42 cases.
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.
Northrup
Nicole C
NC
Comparative Oncology Program, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
Selting
Kimberly A
KA
Rassnick
Kenneth M
KM
Kristal
Orna
O
O'Brien
Maura G
MG
Dank
Gillian
G
Dhaliwal
Ravinder S
RS
Jagannatha
Shyla
S
Cornell
Karen K
KK
Gieger
Tracy L
TL
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