title: Classification of primary lung tumors in dogs: 210 cases (1975-1985).
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Haschek
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Withrow
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCaw
mesh_terms: 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