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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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Abstract

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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Blanca Juarez Sandoval, Azlan Che' Amat, Jasni Sabri, and Mat Naim Ramli "INTRALESIONAL VINCRISTINE USE FOR TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN A PUMA (PUMA CONCOLOR)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(4), 1059-1062, (31 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/2011-0225R4.1
Received: 9 November 2011; Published: 31 December 2013
KEYWORDS
chemotherapy
intralesional
puma
squamous cell carcinoma
vincristine
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