Canine myxosarcomas, a retrospective analysis of 32 dogs (2003-2018)

Autor: Jayme Looper, Annette N. Smith, Yoshimi Iwaki, Kaitlin M. Curran, Stephanie S Lindley
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Veterinary Research
BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
ISSN: 1746-6148
Popis: Background Myxosarcomas are known to be classified as soft tissue sarcomas. However, there is limited clinical characterization pertaining specifically to canine cutaneous myxosarcomas in the literature. The objective of this study is to evaluate the local recurrence rate, metastatic rate and prognosis of canine myxosarcoma. Results A total of 32 dogs diagnosed with myxosarcoma via histopathology were included in this retrospective study. All dogs had surgical resection. No adjunct treatments were performed in 9 dogs, while 22 dogs also received either radiation therapy or chemotherapy, or a combination of both. One dog received only NSAID after surgery. Overall median survival time (MST) was 730 days (range 20–2345 days). The MST of dogs with a tumor mitotic count
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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