Canine Malignant Mammary Tumours II. Adenocarcinomas, Solid Carcinomas and Spindle Cell Carcinomas
- 1 November 1972
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Veterinary Pathology
- Vol. 9 (6), 447-470
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030098587200900605
Abstract
A preliminary classification of 130 canine mammary adenocarcinomas, 76 solid carcinomas, and nine spindle cell carcinomas, together with several subtypes, was constructed from pooled, selected (metastasized) material. Each tumour in this series was classified by subjective assessment of its quantitatively predominant histological picture. Many adenocarcinomas and solid carcinomas of simple type were infiltrative, and lymphatic permeation was often found. The complex types of adenocarcinomas and of solid carcinomas were expansive, and lymphatic permeation was rare. Some metastasized adenocarcinomas were well differentiated. The clinical signs, distribution of metastases and some preliminary data on the times of survival of dogs with various types of carcinomas are discussed.Keywords
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