Oral Tumors/ Salivary Glands

Question 1

Sharma
Juvenile dog Oral SCC
VetSurg 2021

Answer 1

MST not reached

Question 2

Sarowitz
Curative intent sx for oral tumors in dogs
JSAP 2017

Answer 2

MST
~Melanoma 206d
~OSA 209d

Local reoccurrence
~FSA 54%

Distant metastasis
~Melanoma 30%

Complete surgical margins 85%

Question 3

Riggs
Outcomes of oral tumors in dogs
JAVMA 2018

Answer 3

MST
~SCC not reached
~FSA 557d

SCC incomplete margins
~w/o radiation 181 d
~w/ radiation 2,051d

Radiation no effect on FSA MST

Question 4

Grimes
Histopathology of retropharyngeal LN
JAVMA 2019

Answer 4

Distant metastasis
41% dogs with Oral Malignant Melanoma

MRLN was affected in 13 of 16
3 to the MRLN without concurrent metastasis to an MLN.

Contralateral LN to the primary tumor in 4 of 17 dogs

Question 5

Carroll
Tumor size as a predictor of lymphatic invasion in oral melanomas in dogs
JAVMA 2020

Answer 5

< 6.5 mm r/o lymphatic invasion

> 24.5 mm rule in lymphatic invasion

Question 6

Cinti
Ventral vs. Lateral Sialoadenectomy
VetSurg 2021

Answer 6

Recurrence
Lateral > Ventral
*prolonged surgery time risk factor

Wound related issues
Ventral > Lateral

71% affected are males

Question 7

Neoplasia of canine lip

Answer 7

Melanoma

SCC

Question 8

Oral Neoplasias

Answer 8

~Dog
Melanoma
SCC
FSA

~Cat
SCC 70-80%
FSA