A 14-yr-old male puma (Puma concolor) was presented to the veterinary staff of the National Zoo in Malaysia for an auricular mass. Squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed by histologic examination of a biopsy. Systemic administration of chemotherapy using vincristine (0.5 mg/m2 i.v. q. 7 days for six treatments) and prednisolone (2 mg/kg i.m. q. 72 hr × 7 days) caused side effects of vomiting, weight loss, and alopecia and did not improve the size or appearance of the tumor. Intralesional vincristine injections (0.2 mg q. 7 days for two treatments) and prednisolone (2 mg/kg i.m. q. 72 hr × 15 days) were administered, resulting in complete tumor regression after 14 days of treatment.
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31 December 2013
INTRALESIONAL VINCRISTINE USE FOR TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN A PUMA (PUMA CONCOLOR)
Blanca Juarez Sandoval,
Azlan Che' Amat,
Jasni Sabri,
Mat Naim Ramli
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chemotherapy
intralesional
puma
squamous cell carcinoma
vincristine