Fibrosarcoma - oral
Summary
Location: Connective tissue in the oral cavity
Behaviour: Locally invasive, metastases possible
Diagnostics: Cytology, histology, radiography
Treatment: Surgery, radiotherapy
Prognosis: Reserved
Pictures
Here you can find pictures of dogs with this tumour type. These images may be unsuited for sensitive viewers.
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It is not always easy to tell the difference between gum proliferation and tumor formation. For example, the photo on the bottom left is an innocent gum proliferation, while the one on the right is a malignant fibrosarcoma. That is why it is important to have this investigated!
Fibrosarcoma on the soft palate
References
  1. Dennis MM, McSporran KD, Bacon NJ, Schulman FY, Foster RA, Powers BE. Prognostic Factors for Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs (2011). Veterinary Pathology 48(1) 73-84.
  2. Ehrhart NP, Ryan DR, Fan TM. Tumors of the Skeletal System. Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology, 5th edition, Chapter 24 (p 492).
  3. Liptak JM, Withrow SJ. Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology, 5th edition, Chapter 22 (p 383).
  4. https://www.vsso.org/index.php/education-new/cancer-information-new/cancer-in-dogs-by-tumor-type-new?id=298:bone-fsa&catid=4
  5. Thanks goes out to the Department of Medical Imaging of Companion Animals and Orthopedics of the Small Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University for the medical images.
  6. HiLo oral fibrosarcoma: Frank Verstraete & Nadine Meertens - Oncologisch Treffen 2019
Clinical trials
16-ONCO-07
Innovative immunotherapy for solid tumors
Improving the outcome of dogs with head and neck tumors using fluorescence-guided surgery
Aspartame for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea: a pilot study

Hospital for Small Animals, Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Auna Especialidades Veterinaria
Paterna, Spain

AURA Veterinary
Surrey, United Kingdom

Anicura Clinica veterinaria Malpensa
Samarate, Italy

HFSAreception@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 7650
https://www.auravet.com/clinical-trials/

Comparative evaluation of a targeted and non targeted NIR dye to improve resection accuracy in oral neoplasia

Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Soft Tissue and Oncologic Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

mnolff@vetclinics.uzh.ch
+41 44 6358444
https://www.tierspital.uzh.ch/kleintierklinik/kleintierchirurgie/studien-fluoreszenzfarbstoffe-tumorpatienten/

Study of the behaviour of metronomic chemotherapy agents

Service of Cancerology, VetAgro Sup, Campus veterinary medicine
Lyon, France

onco.chuvac@vetagro-sup.fr