PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN DOGS WITH OSTEOSARCOMAS OF THE FLAT OR IRREGULAR BONES

Citation
As. Hammer et al., PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN DOGS WITH OSTEOSARCOMAS OF THE FLAT OR IRREGULAR BONES, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 31(4), 1995, pp. 321-326
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
ISSN journal
05872871
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
321 - 326
Database
ISI
SICI code
0587-2871(1995)31:4<321:PFIDWO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The medical records of 45 dogs with histopathologically confirmed oste osarcomas arising from flat or irregular bones were reviewed. Thirty-f ive percent of the dogs eventually developed metastases. Telangectatic tumors and tumors arising from the rib and scapula had the highest pr evalence of metastases. Survival times were short, with an overall med ian survival time of 120 days. Anatomic site, body weight, and complet eness of surgical excision were found to be prognostic factors. Dogs w ith mandibular osteosarcomas in this study had shorter survival times than those times recently reported. 21 Local recurrence was the most c ommon cause of death or euthanasia in this population of dogs.