title: Outcome following surgical removal of nonvisceral soft tissue sarcomas in cats: 42 cases (1992-2000).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify factors associated with outcome of cats with nonvisceral soft tissue sarcomas treated with surgery alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  42 cats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records were reviewed for clinically relevant data, and histologic samples were examined. Follow-up information was obtained by means of physical examination or through telephone conversations with referring veterinarians and owners. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to construct survival curves.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median survival time was 608 days (range, 85 to 2,291 days), although 24 cats were still alive at the time of the study. Tumor size (ie, diameter) and histologic type were significantly associated with survival time. Median survival time was significantly longer in cats with tumors that were < 2 cm in diameter, compared with cats in which tumors were > 2 cm. Median survival times for cats with a fibrosarcoma or nerve sheath tumor were significantly longer than median time for cats with a malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that tumor size and type are significantly associated with survival time in cats with nonvisceral soft tissue tumors.
authors.affiliation: Animal Medical Center, 510 E 62nd St, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: G Neal
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Mauldin
authors.forename: Keith E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Baer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome