Extensive Rostral Mandibulectomy for Treatment of Ameloblastoma in a Horse

OBJECTIVE: To report long‐term outcome in a mare that had extensive rostral mandibulectomy to remove an ameloblastoma. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report. ANIMALS: A 21‐year‐old mare. METHODS: An ameloblastoma, located in the rostral aspect of the mandible, was removed by complete en‐bloc resection of th...

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Published in:Veterinary surgery 2014-02, Vol.43 (2), p.222-226
Main Authors: Mendez‐Angulo, Jose L, Tatarniuk, Dane M, Ruiz, Indalecio, Ernst, Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ameloblastoma - surgery
Ameloblastoma - veterinary
Animals
experimental design
Female
Horse Diseases - surgery
Horses
ingestion
Mandibular Neoplasms - surgery
Mandibular Neoplasms - veterinary
Mandibular Reconstruction - veterinary
mares
resection
Surgical outcomes
tongue
Veterinary medicine
Wound healing
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: To report long‐term outcome in a mare that had extensive rostral mandibulectomy to remove an ameloblastoma. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report. ANIMALS: A 21‐year‐old mare. METHODS: An ameloblastoma, located in the rostral aspect of the mandible, was removed by complete en‐bloc resection of the tumor, removing most of the mandibular symphysis. RESULTS: The day after surgery, the remaining mandibular symphysis (
ISSN:0161-3499
1532-950X
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12110.x