title: Canine tumor development and crude incidence of tumors by breed based on domestic dogs in Gifu prefecture.
abstract: We analyzed the status of tumor development in dogs by breed based on tumor cases that presented to the Department of Veterinary Pathology of the Gifu University for diagnostic examinations over eight years (2005-2012). We also calculated the crude incidence of tumors in dogs by breed based on the results of a survey conducted in 2011 in Gifu Prefecture. The most common sites of tumor development included the skin, digestive organs and mammary glands. Smaller dogs showed a tendency to have a higher incidence of breast tumors. We thus identified dog breeds with a higher crude incidence of tumors (Bernese mountain dog, golden retriever, corgi, etc.) and those with a lower crude incidence of tumors (Pomeranian, poodle, Chihuahua, etc.). Unlike the current trends for domestic dogs in the US and Europe, Japan has a higher number of small dogs as pets; it is therefore necessary to develop a policy for canine cancer specific to Japan.
authors.affiliation: The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Yanaghido 1-1, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komazawa
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Mifumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity