Feline inductive odontogenic tumour in a Burmese cat

A 7-month-old, male, Burmese cat was presented with an oral mass that had r apidly regrown following excisional biopsy 3 weeks earlier. The tumour was identified by histological examination as a feline inductive odontogenic tu mour. A unilateral segmental mandibulectomy was performed. Although dental malocclusion resulted from mandibular drift to the operated side, the cat d isplayed minimal dysphagia postoperatively and there was no evidence of tum our regrowth 8 months after surgery. Feline inductive odontogenic tumour is a rare dental tumour described exclu sively in cats under 3-years-of-age.(1) Although histopathologically benign , feline inductive odontogenic tumour grows by expansion and can infiltrate underlying bone to cause considerable local destruction. This article is i ntended to increase awareness of this unusual tumour which, with complete s urgical excision, carries a good prognosis. It also emphasises the importan ce of obtaining a histological diagnosis from oral mass lesions to direct a ppropriate therapy and to provide an accurate prognosis.