Nasal tumors - Head & Neck tumors: diagnosis, staging, surgery, and multimodal treatment

Description

Nasal tumors in dogs and cats can have an intra-nasal location within the nasal cavity, or a more or less extra-nasal location, mainly the nasal planum. Tumor types, clinical behavior, and therapy options differ between these locations and between species.
In this lecture, the most common tumor types, diagnostic procedures, staging, treatment options, and prognosis will be discussed. Clinical cases will be presented, ranging from minimally invasive treatment to extensive surgery and reconstruction. Depending on tumor location and tumor type, treatment options include (laser) surgery, radiation therapy, plesiotherapy (Figure 1), photodynamic therapy, or a combination of treatment modalities. A novel minimally invasive laser debulking procedure for intranasal tumor residues after radiation therapy will be presented (Figure 2).1 Other treatments, such as chemo, TKI’s, and immunotherapy are less frequently performed for specific tumor types, mostly as adjuvant therapy.

Period	12 Apr 2019
Event title	European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen 2019
Event type	Conference
Location	Den Haag, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International