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Total ear canal ablation in the cat: indications, morbidity and long-term survival.
- Source :
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The Journal of small animal practice [J Small Anim Pract] 2003 Oct; Vol. 44 (10), pp. 430-4. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Fifty-two total ear canal ablation (TECA) procedures in 44 cats were reviewed. The indication for surgery was neoplasia in 41 per cent of the cats, 86 per cent of which had ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma. Chronic inflammatory or polypoid disease accounted for 50 per cent of surgical procedures. Postoperative complications included Horner's syndrome (42 per cent) and facial paralysis (56 per cent) and these were permanent in 14 per cent and 28 per cent of cases, respectively, with the rest resolving in the ensuing weeks or months. The higher incidence of Horner's syndrome and facial paralysis in the cat, compared to the dog, was attributed to greater fragility of the feline tympanic plexus and facial nerve. The median survival time of cats with ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma was 50-3 months, and did not differ significantly from that for inflammatory or polypoid disease. A potential prognostic indicator for this tumour was the mitotic index (MI): cases with MI < or = 2 survived significantly longer than those with MI > or = 3.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma mortality
Adenocarcinoma surgery
Animals
Cat Diseases pathology
Cats
Ear Neoplasms mortality
Ear Neoplasms surgery
England epidemiology
Facial Paralysis veterinary
Female
Horner Syndrome veterinary
Male
Postoperative Complications veterinary
Prognosis
Records veterinary
Retrospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Adenocarcinoma veterinary
Cat Diseases mortality
Cat Diseases surgery
Ear Canal surgery
Ear Neoplasms veterinary
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-4510
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of small animal practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14582656
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2003.tb00101.x