INFILTRATIVE LIPOMA IN DOGS - 16 CASES (1981-1992)

Medical records of is dogs with infiltrative lipoma, 1 of which had 2 lesions, were reviewed. Median age of affected dogs was 6.0 years, and median weight was 30.5 hg. The ratio of females to males was 4:1. Eig ht of the dogs were Labrador Retrievers, In 8 dogs, the lesions had pr eviously been excised. There was not any apparent site predilection. E xcision was the only treatment in all 15 dogs, and follow-up informati on was available for all dogs. Two dogs, each of which had 1 tumor, we re euthanatized immediately after surgery, because the tumor could not be completely excised. Of the remaining 14 tumors, 5 (36%) recurred. Median time to recurrence for these 5 tumors was 239 days (range, 96 t o 487 days). By means of Kaplan-Meier analysis, the percentage of dogs disease free 1 year after surgery was calculated to be 67%.