title: Salivary gland neoplasia in the dog and cat: survival times and prognostic factors.
abstract: Twenty-four dogs and 30 cats with histopathologically confirmed salivary gland neoplasia were retrospectively reviewed in a multi-institutional study. The predominant presenting complaint for animals with salivary gland neoplasia was that of a mass being noted by the owner; other common complaints included halitosis, dysphagia, and exophthalmia. Siamese cats were overrepresented, indicating a possible breed predisposition. The most common histopathological type was simple adenocarcinoma. Cats had more advanced disease at diagnosis than did dogs, and clinical staging was prognostic in dogs. The median survival times for dogs and cats were 550 days and 516 days, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Getzy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klausner
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Kisseberth
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D016019:Survival Analysis