title: Feline chondrosarcoma: a retrospective study of 67 cats (1987-2005).
abstract: The histories of 67 cats diagnosed with chondrosarcoma (CSA) from 1987 to 2005 were reviewed. The mean age was 9.6 years, and males were 1.9 times more likely to be affected than females. Chondrosarcomas were diagnosed in the following sites: appendicular and axial skeleton, nasal cavity, facial bones, and extraskeletal sites. Of the 46 (70%) CSA associated with bone, 63% arose in long bones and 37% arose in flat bones. The remaining (30%) CSA arose in the subcutis. In cases available for follow-up (n=24), no definitive evidence of metastases was found. Cats that underwent radical surgical therapies were more likely to achieve long-term control or cure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology and Toxicology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Popovitch
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008297:Male; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012582:Schools, Veterinary; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome