Head and Neck Flashcards
What is the treatment for labial avulsion?
- suture reconstruction for maxillary lesions
- need to place interdental stents for lower lip reconstruction to support weight
What is lip fold pyoderma?
moist dermatitis/pyoderma just caudal to canine teeth
What is the treatment for lip fold pyoderma?
surgical lip reconstruction
- direct apposition
- labial advancement flap
- labial rotation flap
What is the most common neoplasm of salivary glands?
Which gland is usually affect in the dog? In the cat?
adenocarcinoma
- dogs: parotid
- cats: mandibular
What is a salivary mucocele?
- subcutaneous accumulation of saliva within a non-epithelial, non-secretory lining
- most common disease of salivary system
- soft, non-painful swelling
How is a salivary mucocele diagnosed?
aseptic needle aspiration
- cytology and culture
How are mucoceles treated?
- surgical removal of the involved gland (definitive)
- aspiration of accumulated saliva
- marsupilization of ranula (salvage)
- lancing of mucocele (for pharyngeal)
What is the prognosis for salivary mucoeles?
excellent
What are the most common oral malignant tumors?
- malignant melanoma
- squamous cell carcinoma
- fibrosarcoma
What is the most common oral tumor of the cat?
SCC
What is the signalment for undifferentiated malignant oral tumors?
very young animals
What is the prognosis for undifferentiated malignant oral tumors?
- very poor: 30 days
- highly aggressive and non-responsive to treatments
What are the complications of a mandibulectomy?
- swelling
- wound dehiscence
- mandibular drifting
- altered ability to prehend food
What are the complications of a maxillectomy?
- wound dehiscence with oronasal fistula
- drooping nose and altered ability to prehend food
