Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Primary rib tumors in dogs - types and survival times
By Pirkey-Ehrhart, N et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1995·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary rib tumors in 54 dogs.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 54 dogs with rib tumors was studied, with the most common type being osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer. Most dogs underwent surgery to remove the tumors, and those that also received chemotherapy after surgery lived longer without the cancer returning compared to those who only had surgery. Dogs with chondrosarcoma, another type of rib tumor, had a much better outlook, living significantly longer than those with osteosarcoma or other types. Overall, treatment options included surgery and chemotherapy, which helped improve survival times for some dogs.
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Abstract
Fifty-four dogs with primary tumors of the rib were evaluated. Thirty-four dogs had osteosarcomas, 15 dogs had chondrosarcomas, three dogs had hemangiosarcomas, and two dogs had fibrosarcomas. Forty-nine dogs had en bloc excision. Within the osteosarcoma group, nine animals received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. These animals had significantly longer median disease-free intervals (225 days) and median survival times (240 days) than dogs with osteosarcoma treated by surgery alone (median disease-free interval, 60 days; median survival, 90 days). Chondrosarcoma had a better prognosis (median disease-free interval, 1,080 days; median survival, 1,080 days) than osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, or fibrosarcoma of the rib. Age, weight, sex, number of ribs resected, tumor volume, and total cisplatin dose did not influence survival nor disease-free interval.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7820767/