title: Intraoral diode laser epiglottectomy for treatment of epiglottis chondrosarcoma in a dog.
abstract: Laryngeal tumours are rare in dogs. Surgery is the treatment of choice, but it is usually palliative in malignant conditions, due to advanced stage of the tumour at the time of diagnosis. In veterinary medicine, little information is available about the use of diode laser in laryngeal oncological surgery. In the case reported here, a dog with an epiglottic chondrosarcoma was successfully treated with diode laser epiglottectomy. The surgical technique and follow up are described.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Hospital "I Portoni Rossi", Interventional Pneumology and ENT Medicine and Surgery Department, 40069, Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Lorenzi
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Hospital "I Portoni Rossi", Interventional Pneumology and ENT Medicine and Surgery Department, 40069, Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertoncello
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Clinic "Tyrus", 05100, Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dentini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use*