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  • Title: Outcomes of cats with oral tumors treated with mandibulectomy: 42 cases.
    Author: Northrup NC, Selting KA, Rassnick KM, Kristal O, O'Brien MG, Dank G, Dhaliwal RS, Jagannatha S, Cornell KK, Gieger TL.
    Journal: J Am Anim Hosp Assoc; 2006; 42(5):350-60. PubMed ID: 16960038.
    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.
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