Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Radiation therapy for incompletely excised grade II canine mast cell tumors.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Poirier, Valerie Jasmine et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Forty-five dogs with incompletely excised grade II mast cell tumors were treated with radiation using a cobalt 60 teletherapy unit (15 fractions of 3.2 Gy for a total of 48 Gy). Twenty-four of the dogs underwent prophylactic regional lymph node irradiation. Three (6.7%) dogs had tumor recurrence, two (4.4%) dogs developed metastasis, and 14 (31%) dogs developed a second cutaneous mast cell tumor. No difference in overall survival rate was observed between the dogs receiving and not receiving prophylactic irradiation of the regional lymph node.
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