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- Title
Use of a biosynthetic material to repair the surgical defect following excision of an epibulbar melanoma in a cat.
- Authors
Plummer, Caryn E.; Kallberg, Maria E.; Ollivier, Franck J.; Gelatt, Kirk N.; Brooks, Dennis E.
- Abstract
A limbal melanoma was surgically excised from the OS of a 4-year-old castrated male Domestic Short-haired cat (DSH). The resultant scleral defect was repaired by placement of A-cell bio-scaffold material. The patient responded well in the postoperative period with no apparent discomfort, nor any observable complications. No signs of recurrence have been evident nearly 2.5 years following surgical removal. A-cell appears to be a safe and reasonable option to lend support to corneoscleral defects following removal of neoplastic lesions. It carries with it the advantages of availability, minimal host rejection, and reduced potential for iatrogenic spread of infections agents.
- Subjects
DERMATOLOGIC surgery; MELANOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; SURGICAL errors; CAT diseases; AMERICAN shorthair cat; CANCER risk factors
- Publication
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2008, Vol 11, Issue 4, p250
- ISSN
1463-5216
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00633.x