BRAGA, C. C.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0388119299725640; BRAGA, Cristina Carolino.
Resumen:
This paper describes the prevalence of canine and feline skin neoplasms in the
Laboratory of Pathology at Campina Grande Federal University. Histophatological
evaluation was preformed on cutaneous biopsies collected from 2000 to 2006. From 74
cases reported, the most common tumors in a decrescent order were squamous cell
carcinoma, mast cell tumor, lipoma, perianal gland adenoma, transmissable veneral
tumor (TVT), basal cell carcinoma, haemangiosarcoma and melanoma. 62,1% o f the
cases were malignant and 37,9% were benign. According to histological type, 43,2%
were epithelial and 48,6% were mesenchymal tumors. Melanocitic tumors were 4 , 1 %
and all o f then were malignant. Epithelial tumors were mostly malignant (81,3%) and
mesenchymal tumors were mostly benign (52,8%). The most common neoplasms in
dogs were mast cell tumor and lipoma and, in cats, squamous cell carcinoma was
highest. According to sex, the greater prevalence of tumors in dogs were in male and in
cats were in female. Tumors were mostly located on the head, followed by forelimbs,
dorsal, prepuce and abdome.