Feline Vaccine-Associated Sarcomas: Surgical Results in 18 Cats

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to report the diagnosis and surgical outcomes of vaccine-related sarcomas that are formed after injection in cats. In this study 18 cats in different gender, age and weights were evaluated by the complaint of post-injection mass formation. It was found that masses were often formed in interscapular (n:7), lumbar (n:5) regions of body that is preferred generally for subcutaneous injection applications. Masses were removed surgically with a wide incision as possible. Histopathological examinations revealed fibrosarcoma (n: 12), fibroosteocondrosarcoma (n:4), fibromyxosarcoma (n:2). Intraoperativly, deep muscle tissue and surrounding tissue infiltration was detected in 13 cases. After 3 months to 1 year of the surgery, 14 cases recurrenced. It was obtained that in all of the recurrent cases, the mass formed again in the previous operation line and did not metastasize to the distant tissues.   

Keywords

• Cat,Surgery,Sarcoma

Kedi Enjeksiyon İlişkili Sarkomalar: 18 Kedide Cerrahi Sonuçlar

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı kedilerde enjeksiyon sonrası şekillenen aşı ilişkili sarkomalarının tanısını ve cerrahi sonuçlarını bildirmektir. Çalışma kapsamında enjeksiyon sonrası kitle şekillenmesi şikayetiyle getirilen farklı cinsiyet, yaş ve kilolardaki 18 kedi değerlendirildi. Kitlelerin çoğunlukla interscapular (n:7), lumbal (n:5) gibi deri altı enjeksiyon uygulamalarında sıklıkla tercih edilen bölgelerde şekillendiği tespit edildi. Cerrahi olarak mümkün olduğunca geniş ensizyon ile kitleler uzaklaştırıldı. Histopatolojik incelemelerde fibrosarkom (n:12), fibroosteokondrosarkom (n:4), fibromikzosarkom (n:2) tanısı konuldu. İntraopetif olarak 13 olguda derin kas dokusu ve çevre dokulara infiltrasyon tespit edildi.  Cerrahi sonrası 14 olguda 3 ay-1 yıl arası değişen sürelerde nüks şekillendi. Nüks şekillenen olguların tamamında kitle bir önceki operasyon hattında şekillendiği ve uzak doku metastazı yapmadığı görüldü

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kedi,cerrahi,sarkom

Kaynakça

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