Reassigned surgical margins after neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in low local recurrence in dogs with mast cell tumours
Luca Ciammaichella,
Silvia Sabattini,
Sara Del Magno
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundNeoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is delivered before surgery to allow less extensive tumour resection, but the optimal surgical margin width after NAC is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of reassigned margins on local recurrence after NAC in dogs with mast cell tumours (MCTs).MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted for dogs with MCTs undergoing NAC consisting of vinblastine and prednisolone, subsequent tumour resection and lymphadenectomy, and a minimum follow‐up of 6 mo… Show more
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