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<p>Samples of tumours collected during necropsies or received from veterinary clinics, as well as biopsies were analysed. The analysis revealed 2259 tumours, including 1814 (80.30%) cases from dogs, followed by 295 (13.06%) cases from cats, 79 (3.50%) cases from horses, and 71 (3.14%) cases from exotic animals. Skin and subcutaneous tissue (45% of dogs and 48% of cats), and mammary gland (23% of dogs and 29% of cats) were the most common location of tumours. Malignant forms prevailed in dogs (59%), cats (66%), and horses (89%). The analysis revealed interesting facts concerning the middle age of dogs and cats with tumours present with a peak in nine-year-old dogs and 10-12-year-old cats.</p>
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Samples of tumours collected during necropsies or received from veterinary clinics, as well as biopsies were analysed. The analysis revealed 2259 tumours, including 1814 (80.30%) cases from dogs, followed by 295 (13.06%) cases from cats, 79 (3.50%) cases from horses, and 71 (3.14%) cases from exotic animals. Skin and subcutaneous tissue (45% of dogs and 48% of cats), and mammary gland (23% of dogs and 29% of cats) were the most common location of tumours. Malignant forms prevailed in dogs (59%), cats (66%), and horses (89%). The analysis revealed interesting facts concerning the middle age of dogs and cats with tumours present with a peak in nine-year-old dogs and 10-12-year-old cats.

Manifestation of Tumours in Domestic Animals in Warmia and Mazury (Poland) Between 2003 and 2011

Department of Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Samples of tumours collected during necropsies or received from veterinary clinics, as well as biopsies were analysed. The analysis revealed 2259 tumours,...

Manifestation of Tumours in Domestic Animals in Warmia and Mazury (Poland) Between 2003 and 2011

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Okt. 2014

Seitenbereich: 439 - 446

Eingereicht: 24. März 2014

Akzeptiert: 27. Aug. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0067

Schlüsselwörter
domestic animals, tumours, Warmia and Mazury, Poland

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Manifestation of Tumours in Domestic Animals in Warmia and Mazury (Poland) Between 2003 and 2011

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Okt. 2014

Seitenbereich: 439 - 446

Eingereicht: 24. März 2014

Akzeptiert: 27. Aug. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0067

Schlüsselwörterdomestic animals, tumours, Warmia and Mazury, Poland

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
domestic animals, tumours, Warmia and Mazury, Poland