Open AccessSuperior orbitectomy and chemotherapy in a dog with frontal sinus squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Steinmetz Andrea
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.889
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , chemotherapy , frontal sinus , pathology , oncology , dermatology , radiology
Key Clinical Message A superior orbitectomy can be a challenging but accomplishable surgical option in dogs with a tumor which involves the dorsal bony part of the orbit. The procedure described in this report can be vision‐sparing and life prolonging even in a case of an aggressive growing frontal sinus squamous cell carcinoma.