Treatment of Canine Mammary Carcinoma

Mammary tumors are common neoplasms of intact female dogs. Surgical excision remains the treatment of choice for most mammary carcinomas. Because of the high rate of regional and distant metastases, especially in dogs exhibiting lymphatic or vascular invasion, surgery alone does not cure all dogs. There are multiple studies identifying factors associated with outcome in dogs treated with surgery alone for mammary carcinomas. Tumor size has been found to be an important independent prognostic factor in a number of studies; dogs with tumors less than 3 cm in diameter had significantly better prognosis than dogs with larger tumors.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Oncology Source Type: research