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Modeling Oral-Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in 3D Organoids
Published on: December 23, 2022
Primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a cat
Danielle Berube1, J Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, Jacob Rohleder
1Angell Animal Medical Center, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130-4803, USA.
Abstract:
Primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma causing stricture was diagnosed in a cat via endoscopy and computed tomography. Difficulty in making this diagnosis via endoscopic biopsy alone is described. Although balloon dilatation was unsuccessful, supportive care via gastrostomy tube feeding and administration of piroxicam successfully allowed a 16-week survival from the time of presentation and a 4-week survival from the onset of treatment with piroxicam.
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