Feline Specific Oncology Flashcards
Other than injections, what have been described to have caused Injection site sarcomas?
Non absorbable material
What type of biopsy is recommended for diagnosis of suspected ISS?
Incisional
Why are excisional biopsies contraindicated with ISS? (2)
Tumour recur
Decreased dx free interval
Why are FNA and trucut biopsies not advised for ISS? (1)
Extensive inflamm - misdiagnose as granuloma
What is the “321” rule with inject site sarcomas?
If the mass has been present for longer than 3 months.
If the mass is wider than 2 cm in diameter.
If the mass increases in size after 1 month.
What is the most important treatment component for ISS?
Surgery
What margins should be taken for ISS?
Aggressive, radical surgery is recommended. In practice, this means surgery with at least 3 cm (preferably 5 cm) margins peripherally and one (preferably two) fascial planes deep to the tumour.
month.
What should you do if ISS includes an adjacent bone?
part of these bone structures must be removed during surgery
Why is advanced imaging recommended prior to Sx and removal of ISS?
Because these tumours are poorly encapsulated and extend along and infiltrate fascial planes,
According to a roundtable convened by VAFSTF (Vaccine Associated feline sarcoma task force, 2005), what is the recommended treatment approach to ISS?
Wide surgical excision
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery alone with ISS - what is the recurrence rate?
70%
Radiation - Long term damage: (4)
Vascular damage
Neural damage
Fibrosis
Atrophy
Endocrine/growth effects
Radiation - Short term damage: (2)
GI disorders
Derm changes
What is the effectiveness of chemo in ISS?
Debatable
ISS:
A markedly longer remission time has been recorded in patients that were additionally treated with a)
Doxorubicin
Chemo drug of choice for ISS?
Doxorubicin
Side effects of doxorubicin in cats? (3)
Anaemia
Myelosupression
Nephrotoxicity
True or false:
A study showed a definite prolonged remission time in patients treated with doxorubicin.
True
True or false:
Administration of doxorubicin did prolong the disease-free survival time.
False
How many cancers in cats are mammary?
20%
What is the most common mammary tumour in cats?
Adenocarcinoma
Which breed is higher risk of mammary tumour?
Siamese