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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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Abstract

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.

Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Ann L. Manharth, Leigh Ann Clayton, Rhonda Feinmehl, and Mitch Robbins "SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF MANDIBULAR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN A MALAYAN SUN BEAR (HELARCTOS MALAYANUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36(2), 346-348, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1638/03-118.1
Received: 8 December 2003; Published: 1 June 2005
KEYWORDS
cisplatin
Helarctos malayanus
mandibulectomy
radiation therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
sun bear
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