Intralesional cisplatin chemotherapy and topical cryotherapy for the control of choanal squamous cell carcinoma in an African penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 37(4): 539-41, 2006 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-17315441
ABSTRACT
A 3.5-yr-old, 2.5-kg female African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) was diagnosed with a choanal squamous cell carcinoma on the basis of biopsy after a history of choanal ulceration and anorexia with weight loss. Therapeutic modalities included the use of intralesional cisplatin followed by localized, topical cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen. The penguin remained free of clinical disease for a period of 9 mo, at which time a second cryotreatment was performed. The patient has remained free of all signs of choanal carcinoma for a period of 13 mo since the second cryotreatment.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças das Aves
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Cisplatino
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Crioterapia
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Spheniscidae
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Antineoplásicos
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article