Infiltrative lipoma in dogs: 16 cases (1981-1992).
Medical records of 15 dogs with infiltrative lipoma, 1 of which had 2 lesions, were reviewed. Median age of affected dogs was 6.0 years, and median weight was 30.5 kg. The ratio of females to males was 4:1. Eight of the dogs were Labrador Retrievers. In 8 dogs, the lesions had previously been excised. There was not any apparent site predilection. Excision was the only treatment in all 15 dogs, and follow-up information was available for all dogs. Two dogs, each of which had 1 tumor, were euthanatized immediately after surgery, because the tumor could not be completely excised. Of the remaining 14 tumors, 5 (36%) recurred. Median time to recurrence for these 5 tumors was 239 days (range, 96 to 487 days). By means of Kaplan-Meier analysis, the percentage of dogs disease free 1 year after surgery was calculated to be 67%.
Bergman
P J
PJ
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
Withrow
S J
SJ
Straw
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RC
Powers
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D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008067:Lipoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome