Prevalence of canine epithelial, melanocytic and mesenchymal tumours of the skin and soft tissues: A 10-year study

• Published in: Bulgarian journal of veterinary medicine Vol. 14; no. 3
• Main Authors: Simeonov, R., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Dinev, I., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Simeonova, G., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Goranov. N., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Paskalev, M., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Krastev, S., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Todorova, I., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Chaprazov, t., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Roidev, R., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Borissov, I., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Hubenov, H., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), Dinev, D., Thracian University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: ANIMAL TISSUES; CHIEN; DOGS; ENFERMEDADES DE LA PIEL; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2352; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_27963; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5122; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7098; MALADIE DE LA PEAU; NEOPLASMAS; NEOPLASME; NEOPLASMS; PERRO; SKIN DISEASES; TEJIDOS ANIMALES; TISSU ANIMAL
• ISSN: 1311-1477

А histopathological analysis of 430 specimens of canine skin tumours obtained in the period 2000–2010, was performed at the Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Bulgaria. The tumours were classified according to the last World Health Organization classification. The incidence of benign and malignant neoplasms was 48.14% and 51.86% respectively. Among the total number of skin tumours, 250 cutaneous growths were diagnosed as epithelial and melanocytic tumours and another 78 – as mesenchymal skin and soft tissue tumours. The most frequently diagnosed tumours from the skin epithelial and melanocytic group were hepatoid gland adenoma - 9.3 %, squamous cell carcinoma - 8.6 %, hepatoid gland carcinoma - 5.34 % and basalioma - 5.11 %. The most frequently diagnosed canine mesenchymal skin and soft tissue tumours were lipoma - 5.58 %, fibrosarcoma - 4.41 %, haemangiopericytoma - 2.32 % and haemangioma - 2.09 %.