title: Computed tomography or rhinoscopy as the first-line procedure for suspected nasal tumor: a pilot study.
abstract: There are no evidence-based guidelines as to whether computed tomography (CT) or endoscopy should be selected as the first-line procedure when a nasal tumor is suspected in a dog or a cat and only one examination can be performed. Computed tomography and rhinoscopic features of 17 dogs and 5 cats with a histopathologically or cytologically confirmed nasal tumor were retrospectively reviewed. The level of suspicion for nasal neoplasia after CT and/or rhinoscopy was compared to the definitive diagnosis. Twelve animals underwent CT, 14 underwent rhinoscopy, and 4 both examinations. Of the 12 CT examinations performed, 11 (92%) resulted in the conclusion that a nasal tumor was the most likely diagnosis compared with 9/14 (64%) for rhinoscopies. Computed tomography appeared to be more reliable than rhinoscopy for detecting nasal tumors and should therefore be considered as the first-line procedure.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Marlène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Finck
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guilbaud
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chervier
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Floch
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cadoré
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chuzel
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Department, VetAgroSup, University of Lyon, 1 avenue Bourgelat 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Finck, Ponce, Guilbaud, Chervier, Floch, Cadoré, Hugonnard); Voxcan, Animal Medical Imaging Services, 69280 Marcy l'Étoile, France (Chuzel).
authors.forename: Marine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hugonnard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*