An adult, female Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the rostral mandible. Initial treatment included bilateral mandibulectomy rostral to the lingual frenulum followed by intra- and perilesional cisplatin injections. Recovery after the procedure was uneventful and the Malayan sun bear adapted well to a shortened mandible. Histopathology indicated incomplete surgical excision of the tumor; therefore, radiation therapy was instituted weekly for four treatments at 2 Gy in parallel opposed fields (total 4 Gy each treatment) with one additional cisplatin treatment. Two years after initial presentation, the animal showed no recurrence of neoplasia.
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1 June 2005
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF MANDIBULAR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN A MALAYAN SUN BEAR (HELARCTOS MALAYANUS)
Natalie D. Mylniczenko,
Ann L. Manharth,
Leigh Ann Clayton,
Rhonda Feinmehl,
Mitch Robbins
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 36 • No. 2
June 2005
Vol. 36 • No. 2
June 2005
cisplatin
Helarctos malayanus
mandibulectomy
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
sun bear