Case Report
Authors: A. Dierckx de Casterlé , B. Van Goethem , A. Kitshoff , S. F. M. Bhatti , I. Gielen , T. Bosmans
An eleven-year-old cavalier King Charles spaniel was presented with a large mass arising from the sagittal crest of the skull. Computed tomography also revealed an intracranial component. A histological diagnosis of multilobular osteochondrosarcoma grade 1 was made from surgical biopsies. Since this tumor type has a moderate aggressive biological behavior characterized by a slow growth, compression of adjacent structures, and only a 30% metastatic rate, surgical resection was performed. A wide partial craniectomy was performed, the skull defect was reconstructed with a designated custom designed titanium mesh and the skin defect closed with a local subdermal plexus flap technique. Histologic evaluation indicated clean surgical margins, which may lead to a long-term survival in this low-grade tumor. Approximately seventeen months after surgical resection, the dog showed no signs of local tumor recurrence or metastasis.
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How to Cite: Dierckx de Casterlé, A. , Van Goethem, B. , Kitshoff, A. , Bhatti, S. , Gielen, I. & Bosmans, T. (2017) “Titanium mesh reconstruction of a dog’s cranium after multilobular osteochondrosarcoma resection”, Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift. 86(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/vdt.v86i4.16184