{"id":13557,"date":"2026-06-01T12:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=13557"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:30:14","slug":"scc-and-fsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/scc-and-fsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and fibrosarcoma  (FSA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13557\" class=\"elementor elementor-13557 elementor-13550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b246e7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b246e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3bd80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a3bd80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-article-banners-34-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-article-banners-34-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-article-banners-34-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-article-banners-34-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-article-banners-34.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51f9e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e51f9e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b27b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b27b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and fibrosarcoma (FSA) are dogs' second most common mouth tumours after melanoma.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e13f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e13f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SCC and FSA are both locally aggressive cancers that infiltrate the tissues around the mouth, causing pain and discomfort. The metastatic rate is however quite low around 10-20%. Most dogs that are not treated will die or be euthanized due to the progression of cancer in the mouth once it causes difficulty or inability to eat or drink.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d223e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80d223e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03161c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03161c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">treatment of SCC and FSA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6cf066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6cf066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The treatment of choice is wide surgical resection, including a large portion of the lower or upper jaw.<br \/><br \/>Despite surgery being the most effective treatment, the recurrence rate for SCC and even more fibrosarcoma is reasonably high with~ 20-50% of cases experiencing recurrence.<br \/><br \/>Surgery followed by radiotherapy can be more effective if a complete resection is not achieved.<br \/><br \/>Most dogs with completely resected fibrosarcoma or SCC can be cured.<br \/>Advanced non-resectable SCC can be successfully treated with a combination of various chemotherapeutic targeted therapies and\/or radiotherapy.<br \/>Around 60-80% of SCCs respond to medical treatment and\/or radiotherapy.<br \/><br \/>While these cancers are serious, timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can give many dogs a chance at a\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0cceb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e0cceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and fibrosarcoma (FSA) are dogs&#8217; second most common mouth tumours after melanoma. 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