Classification of primary lung tumors in dogs: 210 cases (1975-1985).
Two hundred ten dogs that had primary lung tumors diagnosed between 1975 and 1985 were evaluated. The majority of the tumors were classified as adenocarcinoma (74.8%) and alveolar carcinoma (20%). The most common clinical signs of disease were cough (52%), dyspnea (23.8%), lethargy (18.1%), weight loss (12.4%), and tachypnea (4.8%). The clinical methods that were most successful in directly or indirectly leading to a diagnosis of primary lung tumor were thoracic radiography (77.1%) and cytologic examination of fine-needle aspirate specimens (24.8%).
Ogilvie
G K
GK
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
Haschek
W M
WM
Withrow
S J
SJ
Richardson
R C
RC
Harvey
H J
HJ
Henderson
R A
RA
Fowler
J D
JD
Norris
A M
AM
Tomlinson
J
J
McCaw
D
D
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies