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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 42:350-360 (2006)
© 2006 American Animal Hospital Association

Retrospective Study

Outcomes of Cats With Oral Tumors Treated With Mandibulectomy: 42 Cases

Nicole C. Northrup, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Kimberly A. Selting, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Kenneth M. Rassnick, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Orna Kristal, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Maura G. O’Brien, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Gillian Dank, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Ravinder S. Dhaliwal, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Shyla Jagannatha, PhD, Karen K. Cornell, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS and Tracy L. Gieger, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology, Internal Medicine)

From the Comparative Oncology Program (Northrup, Jagannatha, Cornell, Gieger), Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602; the Animal Cancer Center (Selting), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; the Department of Clinical Sciences (Rassnick), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Harrington Oncology Program (Kristal), School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts; Veterinary Centers of America (VCA) West Los Angeles Animal Hospital (O’Brien), 1818 Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90025; the Department of Surgery and Radiological Sciences (Dank), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, California; South Bay Veterinary Specialists (Dhaliwal), 5440 Thornwood Drive #E and H, San Jose, California 95123; and All-Care Animal Referral Center (Dhaliwal), 18440 Amistad Street, Fountain Valley, California 92708.

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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