Head And Neck Tumors Flashcards

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What is usually the signalment for nasal planum tumors?

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Cats >dogs

Older cats with lightly pigmented skin

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Common presentation of nasal planum tumors?

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Often protracted (months —> years) history of crusting/erythema processing to superficial ulcers and then deep erosive lesions

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What is the DDX for a cat with ulcerative lesions on their nose and ears?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

LSA
Eosinophilic granuloma
Mast cell tumor

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What are your top DDX for a dog with ulcerative lesions on its nose?

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Squamous cell carconoma

Mast cell tumor
Sarcoma

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5
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T/F: cytology can provide diagnostic tissue samples for SCC

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False

Go a wedge or punch biopsy for tissue diagnosis

  • > dont do full thickness
  • > dont attempt under sedation
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T/F: nasal planum tumors have a low metastatic rate

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True

—> goes LATE

LN staging with FNA responsible especially if LN enlarged/firm

Sentinel LN with head and neck tumor is usually prescapular

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7
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Prevention of nasal planum tumors?

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Limit UV exposure, sunscreen

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8
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What are treatment options for superficial nasal planum tumors?

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Cryoablation (if less than 1cm) =minimally invasive, cheap

Photodynamic therapy - Photosensitization IV

Hyperthermia

Intralesional therapy -> carboplatin

Topical retinoids (vit A) —> increase epithelial differentiation = only for very superficial lesions

Radiation therapy/ Strontium 9 plesoitherapy

Electrochemotherapy

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9
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How would you treat an infiltrative nasal planum tumor?

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Nasal planectomy (nosectomy)

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What is the prognosis for nasal planum tumors?

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Aggressive surgical therapy yields improved prognosis

Combination of intra-lesional carboplatin with orthovoltage (100% response in 6 cats at 268days follow up)

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What is electrochemotherapy?

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Combined used of chemotherapeutic dugs in combination with high-voltage electric pulses —> reversible permeabilization of cell membranes which enables more efficient entry of drugs into cells

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12
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Common presenting complaint with ear canal tumors?

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Recurrent signs of infection with visible mass effect in canal

  • pruritus
  • bleeding
  • pain or reluctance to open mouth
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13
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Breeds predisposed to ear canal tumors ?

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Cocker spaniels
Poodle
GSD

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14
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What is the DDX for ear canal tumors?

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Ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma (Most common)

SCC
Undifferentiated (more aggressive)

Round cell tumors
Sarcoma

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T/F: ear canal tumors in cants are more likely to be malignant than in dogs

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True

Cats develop malignant dz> benign
Dogs have even split between malignant : benign

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16
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You have a ear canal mass, what will you do for diagnostics?

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Shave or punch biopsy

Stage LN with cytology (we dont know the sentinel but can take the mandibular)

Thoracic metastasis check

Local imaging

  • > osseous changes in bulla
  • > need CT for planning if invasion through the canal is suspected
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17
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What is the treatment for ear canal tumors?

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Aggressive surgery - TECA- BO (total ear canal ablation and bulla osteotomy)

If invading though canal prep, wil final locally —> need primary radiation therapy

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18
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What is the mean survival time for ear canal tumors?

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4.8yrs (dogs)

12-50months (cats)

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19
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What are the 4 negative prognostic factors for ear canal tumors??

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Extension beyond the ear canal

DX of SCC or undifferentiated carcinoma (high met rate)

Neuro signs

PO histology

  • > vascular or lymphatic invasion
  • > high mitotic index
20
Q

Signalment associated with canine sinonasal tumors?

A

Older dogs

Medium to large breed, bolichocephalic

21
Q

Common presenting complaint with sinosnal tumors?

A

-3months history or unilateral epistaxis, sneezing, open mouth breathing with partial response to empirical treatments

Facial deformity in advanced stages

22
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What are you top DDX for sinonasal tumors in dogs?

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CARCINOMA (ACA, SCC, and undifferentiated)

Sarcoma (fibro-, osteo, and chondro-)

Fungal disease (aspergillosis )

23
Q

What are your top DDX for sinonasal tumors in cats?

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LSA, LSA, LSA !

ACA, idiopathic non-specific rhinitis

24
Q

What must you rule out as causes of epistaxis ?

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Hypertension (BP)
Coagulopathy (coags)
Tick dz/thrombocytopenia (CBC)

25
Q

What work up will you do for a sinonasal tumor?

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Radiographs - Skull and chest
—> open mouth DV oblique view
—> ipsilateral turbinate loss, bone invasion, sinus infiltration = neoplasia likely

Cross -sectional imaging preferred -CT vs MRI
—> mass doesn’t always mean neoplasia

Biopsy
—> blind “trans-nostril biopsy” using cup forceps
—> nasal flushing

Regional LM -10-24% incidence

Paraneoplasic hyperCa and erythrocytosis —RARE

26
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What is the palliative treatment for sinosnasal tumors

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Do nothing

  • MST - 95 days
  • 1 to 2 yrs survival (12% and 2%)

NSAIDS - COX2 over expression in 80% nasal carcinoma in dogs (firoxicam)

Low dose RT = improve respiration; MST= 1yr

Chemo alone

  • cisplatin 5months
  • doxo, carbo, pirox 210days
  • palladia —> inhibit VEGFR (clinical benefit)
27
Q

How can hemorrhage be controlled in sinonasal tumors?

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Percutaneous arterial embolization

Image-guided transnasal cryoablation

28
Q

What is the curative intent treatment for sinonasal tumors?

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Radiation therapy

  • external beam
  • intensity modulated
  • stereotactic radiotherapy

If recurrence after RT - can cut via rhinotomy

29
Q

What are the negative prognostic factor for sinonasal tumors?

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Age
Presence of epistaxis
Longer duration of clinical signs
Tumor stage - cribriform involvement

Presence of met

Histological subtype (SCC/ undifferentiated) 
Failure to achieve resolution of clinical symptoms after treatment
30
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Top DDX for sinonasal tumors in cats?

A

LSA
Carconoma
Sarcoma

90% of the time malignant

31
Q

Treatment for LSA sinonasal tumor in cat?

A

RT and chemo
Vs
RT alone

—> multi- institutional study showed no difference on survival time with RT vs RT and chemo

32
Q

Signalment for salivary tumors?

A

Older dogs (spaniels) and cats (Siamese)

More aggressive in cats

33
Q

Salivary tumors most commonly affect what glands?

A

Mandibular/parotid salivary glands

34
Q

Salivary tumors are locally invasive and tend to cause what local effects?

A

Firm, painless swelling at gland
Dysphagia
Halitosis

35
Q

What is your top DDX for a salivary tumor?

A

Carcinoma

Siladenitis
Mucocele
Misdiagnosed enlarged LN

36
Q

T/F: regional LN Mets are common with salivary tumors

A

True

But distant Mets are uncommon

37
Q

What work up will you do to diagnose a salivary tumor?

A

FNA/cytology to differentiation
LN and lung staging

CT can help assess extent of invasion/resectability

38
Q

What is the treatment for salivary tumors?

A

Surgery with adjuvant RT for margins (can provide good local control)

39
Q

T/F: Thyroid tumors are usually more metastatic in cats than dogs

A

False

Dogs - 90% malignant (carcinoma)
Cats - 90% beginning (adenoma)

40
Q

Are thyroid tumors in dogs usually functional or non-functional?

A

90% are NON-functional

41
Q

What are your rule outs for a thyroid mass?

A
Abscess 
Granuloma 
Ectopic salivary mucocele 
Carotid body tumor 
Medial retropharygneal LN enlargement
42
Q

What work up will you do in a dog with a thyroid tumor?

A

Met check in regional LN (prescapular and medial retropharygneal) and lungs

33% of dogs withal have multiple distinct malignancies (often intra abdominal)

CBC, CHEM, T4, three view thoracic rads, abdominal US, mandibular LN assessment

Palpation - fixed vs non fixed

FNA cytology - can be very vascular

43
Q

Treatment fo thyroid tumors?

A

Thyroidectomy

RT can be used to down-stage invasive tumors prior to surgical resection

44
Q

What is the prognosis of thyroid tumors?

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Mobile —> 1yr survival rate 75% and 2yr survival rate 70%

Fixed —> 1yr survival rate 25% and 2yr survival rate 10%

45
Q

T/F: prognosis is very poor for animals with bilateral thyroid tumors?

A

False

-they can do fine IF they are respectable

Careful wil PO management —> hypocaclemia (parathyroid is gone)

MST 3+ years

46
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What are the negative prognostic factors for thyroid tumors?

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Size : if volume is greater than 20cm^3 or if diameter is > 5cm

Movability: invasion of adjacent tissue = poor prognostic factor for surgical resection

Bilateral thyroid carcinoma has 16x grater risk of developing metastatic dz

Non medulllary thyroid carcinoma may be more likely to develop metastatic dz