Thermographic analysis of the feline injection-site sarcoma

• Grant number: 14/17612-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date until: November 01, 2014
• End date until: October 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Julia Maria Matera
• Grantee: Rayssa Cubas Joaquim
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The feline injection-site sarcoma is a common tumor with a high recurrence rate, the treatment is challenging. The use of thermographic analysis as an aid in diagnosis is a factor to be taken into account. The machine is easy to operate, the technique is not invasive or cause pain or discomfort to the patient, being more an aid in diagnosis, for evaluation of tumor growth and its staging environment. It is justified to an accurate study of feline sarcoma in order to differentiate between these temperatures sarcomas with varying degrees of application development in patients.