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Periódicos Brasileiros em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

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H-plastia para retirada de melanoma e papiloma escamoso na pálpebra de um cão

Alves, Patrícia VasconcelosJorge, Samuel MonteiroCavalcante, Henrique MesquitaVasconcelos, Juliana GomesPalácio, Lídia da Paz

Palpebral neoformations are very common in dogs, and may have different etiological origins, such as melanoma and squamous papilloma, localization generally directly affects ocular physiology, the treatment of choice is radical surgical excision, with a lower chance of recurrence, of the ideal surgical techniques is H-plasty, as this promotes a good margin of safety and reduces tension by tissue loss.

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