Abstract

ILSEN, Sardi  and  SHEYLA, Szwako. Reconstructive surgical resolution and clinical aspects of facial neoplasia (mastocytoma) case in a feline species patient. Case Report. Compend. cienc. vet [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.2, pp.34-40. ISSN 2226-1761.  https://doi.org/10.18004/compend.cienc.vet.2021.11.02.34.

In this case report work, the clinical aspects and the reconstructive surgical resolution of a facial neoplasia (mastocytoma) case in a feline species patient, European Common race, castrated male sex, age 1.5 years old, black coat and 4 kg. of weight, treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the National University of Asunción are presented. The patient came to the consultation due to a mass in the facial region presence, with 5 months of evolution. Clinical examination finding in the region of the lower left eyelid a rounded lump of approximately 2 cm in diameter, painless and on palpation fluctuating. Cytological puncture was performed, the findings of which have been interpreted as a proliferative process compatible with Mastocytoma. We proceeded to prednisolone treatment and surgical resection of the tumor mass and aesthetic reconstruction using the pedicled skin flap technique. Post-surgical follow-up was continued for 15 days, where an improvement in the clinical picture was evidenced and the first intention successful healing of the surgical wound.

Keywords : mastocytoma; feline; skin flap; facial tumor..

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