Prevalence of tumours and tumour-like lesions in domestic and exotic animals from Lower Silesia and its surrounds in Poland in 2014–2017
Online veröffentlicht: 30. Aug. 2022
Seitenbereich: 427 - 434
Eingereicht: 08. Feb. 2022
Akzeptiert: 29. Juni 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0036
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© 2022 R. Ciaputa et al. published by Sciendo
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Introduction
An analysis of samples originating from domestic and exotic animals from Lower Silesia but also from other parts of Poland was carried out based on research conducted in 2014–2017.
Material and Methods
The materials used for the study were 11,338 tumour samples taken
Results
The largest group were canine tumours, of which there were 9,745 (85.95%), followed by feline tumours, totalling 1,397 (12.32%), tumours from exotic animals (186; 1.64%), from horses (7; 0.06%), and from cows (2; 0.02%). A significant number of cases of animals suffering from more than one tumour were also found, which had not been frequently diagnosed previously.
Conclusion
The number of neoplasms diagnosed in pets and exotic animals is increasing every year. The average animal age at diagnosis continues to fall. The greatest number of neoplasms were diagnosed in mixed-breed dogs and cats, and the number of tumours in a pure breed strictly correlated with breed’s popularity in the research period. Mesenchymal tumours are still the most prevalent type of tumours in dogs, while in cats epithelial tumours predominate. The neoplasm case pattern in animals conforms to that in humans in the same area.