Viral Mediated Therapy as an Adjunct to Surgical Excision of Canine Mammary Tumor
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Date
2014
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TANUVAS, Chennai
Abstract
The present study was carried out on the clinical cases of canine mammary
tumors presented to the Surgical Outpatient Unit of Madras Veterinary College
Teaching Hospital. The incidence of mammary tumors was highest between 9 to
12 years of age affecting mainly intact female dogs. Among the breeds Spitz was
the most susceptible. Cytological examinations of the fine needle aspiration
samples from tumor mass and regional lymph nodes and from nipple aspiration
fluid revealed the tumor cells with features of malignancy. A total of 18 animals
aged between 7 to 12 years with mammary tumor more than 5 cm in size and
regional lymph node enlargement and with no evidence of distant metastasis were
selected for the study. Detailed clinical, haematobiochemical, radiographic and
ultrasonographic examinations were done preoperatively and postoperatively. All
the 18 cases were classified as stage III mammary tumors using TNM method of
classification.
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Veterinary Science, Veterinary Surgery and Radiology