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Intraoral diode laser epiglottectomy for treatment of epiglottis chondrosarcoma in a dog
Author(s) -
De Lorenzi D.,
Bertoncello D.,
Dentini A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12356
Subject(s) - medicine , epiglottis , chondrosarcoma , surgery , radiology , larynx
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.