Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Manifestations and Literature Review.

摘要: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most commonly encountered malignant oral tumor in cats. The etiology of this locally invasive likely multifactorial. Several risk factors have been identified, including use flea collars, and a history feeding canned food tuna. Clinical signs vary depending on location. arises from gingiva mucosa maxilla, mandible, tongue, sublingual area, or tonsillar region. Maxillary SCC presents clinically as an ulcerative lesion, whereas mandibular proliferative, expansile, firm. Lingual/sublingual may be ulcerative, necrotic, infiltrative, proliferative. In general, feline neoplasm regardless its Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy combinations thereof attempted with rarely satisfactory response. Currently, cures are obtained only small subset cats whose tumors amenable to complete resection, where resection microscopic residual disease followed by definitive therapy. A multimodal treatment approach offers best chance success. For advanced disease, palliative care improve patients' quality life, albeit transiently. Sequelae associated progression local tissue destruction often result euthanasia patients SCC.