Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Recurrence rates and sites after surgery for grade II mast cell
By Weisse, Chick et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2002·Department of Clinical Studies, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Recurrence rates and sites for grade II canine cutaneous mast cell tumors following complete surgical excision.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 31 dogs with grade II skin tumors called mast cell tumors had surgery to remove them completely. After the surgery, 22% of the dogs had tumors come back in other areas, while 11% had tumors return in the same spot. Most of these dogs were not fully evaluated before surgery. The good news is that for dogs who had complete removal of the tumors, 89% did not have any local recurrence, suggesting that additional treatments like radiation may not be necessary for most.
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Abstract
A retrospective study was performed on 31 dogs with completely excised, grade II, cutaneous mast cell tumors in order to determine recurrence rates and sites. Distant tumor recurrence developed in 22% of dogs, and local tumor recurrence developed in 11% of dogs; however, the vast majority of these animals were incompletely staged initially. Complete surgical excision of grade II mast cell tumors was associated with effective local control in 89% of these dogs. Therefore, adjuvant radiation therapy might not be indicated in the majority of dogs with complete surgical excision.
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