Nasal Tumors
Også kendt som: Nasal Neoplasia, Nasal Neoplasms, Primary Neoplasms of the Nasal Cavity
Kort sagt
Nasal tumors are uncommon but serious growths in the nasal cavities of dogs and cats. While most are malignant and locally aggressive, early detection combined with radiation or chemotherapy can help manage symptoms and extend your pet's quality of life.
TL;DR. Usalmindelige men alvorlige forandringer i nasehulen; oftest maligne og lokalt aggressive.
Nasehulen er sarbare: en lokal tumor odelagger hurtigt.
Hvad er det?
Tumorer i nasehule eller bihuler (karcinomer, sarkomer, lymfom). Tidlige metastaser sjaeldne; staerk lokal destruktion.
Årsager og risikofaktorer
Arsag ukendt. Miljoirritanter mulige. Oftere aeldre; ingen fast race.
Tegn at holde øje med
- Naseflad (kardinalt)
- Naseblodning, nedsat luftstrom, nysen
- Lejlighedsvis: ansigtsasymmetri, eksoftalmus, neurotegn
Ensidig snue og let ansigtshaevelse er tidlige tegn.
Hvordan dyrlæger diagnosticerer
Undersogelse, CT/MR, rinoskopi, biopsi (guldstandard), staging; kat FeLV/FIV.
"Nasal tumors usually occur in older animals but cannot be excluded from the differential diagnosis of young dogs and cats. No breed predisposition has been consistently identified."
Behandling
Straling forstevalg. Kirurgi alene sjaeldent nok. Kemoterapi (lymfom). Palliativt: NSAID, steroider.
Prognose
Uden behandling: maneder. Med straling ofte 12-18 maneder eller mere.
Forebyggelse
Udred tidligt kronisk snue eller blodning.
Hvornår ringe til dyrlægen
Akut: vedvarende naseblodning, svaer dyspno, neurotegn.
For specifikke racer
Ingen fast race; kroniske nasesymptomer bor udredes.
Kilder
- Veterinary Internal Medicine Reference, pages 275-276.
- Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition, pages 144-145.
My highlights & notes
Tegn og symptomer
Hvordan det diagnosticeres
- Histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimenGuldstandard
- Abdominal radiography or ultrasound
- Aspirates of mandibular lymph nodes
- Cytologic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates
- FeLV and FIV testing
- Fine-needle aspirates of nasal masses
- Imaging (radiography, CT, or MRI)
- Immunohistochemistry for Melan-A
- PCR for TVT
- Rhinoscopy
- Thoracic radiographs
Behandlingsmetoder
Behandling skal ordineres af en autoriseret dyrlæge. Specifikke doser vises bevidst ikke.
Ofte stillede spørgsmål
What is Nasal Tumors?
Nasal tumors are uncommon but serious growths in the nasal cavities of dogs and cats. While most are malignant and locally aggressive, early detection combined with radiation or chemotherapy can help manage symptoms and extend your pet's quality of life.
What are the symptoms of Nasal Tumors?
Nasal discharge、Decreased or absent air flow through one of the nares、Nosebleed、Sneezing、Loss of appetite、Deformation of the facial bones, hard palate, or maxillary dental arcade、Difficulty breathing (dyspnea)、Exophthalmos or inability to retropulse the eye
How is Nasal Tumors diagnosed?
Histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimen、Abdominal radiography or ultrasound、Aspirates of mandibular lymph nodes、Cytologic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates、FeLV and FIV testing、Fine-needle aspirates of nasal masses
How is Nasal Tumors treated?
Behandling skal ordineres af en autoriseret dyrlæge. Specifikke doser vises bevidst ikke.
Kilder
- Internal Medicine 5th · p. 275
- Internal Medicine 5th · p. 275
- Internal Medicine 5th · p. 276
- Cowell and Tyler s Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition (VetBooks.ir) · p. 145
- Cowell and Tyler s Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition (VetBooks.ir) · p. 144
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