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Tumour volume in canine oral melanoma prognosis

Tumour volume in canine oral melanoma prognosis
  • Dogs with caudally located melanoma were five times more likely to have tumour-infiltrated surgical margins

Melanoma is one of the most common canine oral malignant tumours and is highly aggressive and metastatic, even at the early stages of development. Surgery relies on wide excision of the primary tumour and regional lymphadenectomy, with or without adjuvant therapy. Tumour location and size are important when considering staging, which ultimately affects the curative intent of surgery. Nevertheless, absolute tumour volume (TV) is not related to the vast phenotypic variability within canine breeds. This study aimed to determine the cutoff values of two ratios-tumour-to-head volume (THR) and tumour-to-body volume (TBR)-and assess whether they could be associated with the odds ...

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