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Vet Mex 2006; 37 (3)

Ablation with carbon dioxide laser as a treatment forocular squamous cell carcinoma in horses

García SGA, Piñón CAE

Language: English/Spanish
References: 14
Page: 391-398
PDF size: 328.34 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common ocular tumor of horses. To demonstrate that carbon dioxide laser is a useful method to successfully induce ablation of superfi cial squamous cell carcinoma of the cornea and conjunc-tiva, two horses affected with superficial ocular squamous cell carcinoma were operated, under general anesthesia, by this technique delivering continuous pulses over the affected tissue. Tumors were completely removed, with minimal or no postoperative infl ammation nor discomfort to horses. Ablation using carbon dioxide laser represents a promising new surgery option in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in horses.


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