title: Prognosis for dogs with stage I or II splenic hemangiosarcoma treated by splenectomy alone: 32 cases (1991-1993).
abstract: A retrospective analysis was performed on the case records of 32 dogs with Stage I or II splenic hemangiosarcoma that were treated by splenectomy alone and that survived the seven-day postoperative period. Median survival time for these 32 cases was 86 days (mean, 116 days; range, 14 to 470 days), and the one-year survival rate was estimated to be 6.25%. Survival was not influenced by signalment, presenting signs, stage of disease, or clinicopathological findings. The data provides a basis from which to evaluate adjuvant chemotherapy for splenic hemangiosarcoma that is confined to the spleen macroscopically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gliatto
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ablin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Rand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors