TY - JOUR AU1 - Smith, Mark M. AU2 - Mask, Carol S. AB - VETERINARY DENTIST AT WORK Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated with Extraction of a Maxillary Tooth in Canine a Dog male Labrador presented An l8-month-old retriever was Figure 1 for a 3-cm maxillary mass at the site of an extracted, impacted maxillary right canine (104) tooth (Fig. 1). Extraction of the photograph Intraoral of a 3-cm, ulcerated maxillary mass impacted 104 had been performed previously. impacted maxillary 8-months The 8-months following eltraction of an (104) in 18-month-old dog, right canine tooth an referring reported that the procedure veterinarian extraction however was uncomplicated, a mass had "golf-ball"-size period. developed at the 6xtraction site over a 6-month The mass was excised by the referring veterinarian and submitted for histopathologic examination. Although the histo- pathologic was pap.illoma, the mass recurred diagnosis 8- weeks necessitating referral the patient. later of Physical was normal examination except for the presence maxillary mass. of the Laboratory tests including a packed cell volume, total protein, and chemical strip BUN were within normal limits. There no was evidence of pulmonary metastasis based a on 3-view, thoracic radiographic There series. was no evidence of lymphatic metastasis fine needle based on aspiration of the right mandibular node. lymph The dog was premedicated TI - Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated with Extraction of a Maxillary Canine Tooth in a Dog JF - Journal of Veterinary Dentistry DO - 10.1177/089875640101800403 DA - 2001-12-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/squamous-cell-carcinoma-associated-with-extraction-of-a-maxillary-xQescye0u4 SP - 193 EP - 196 VL - 18 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -