title: Outcome and prognostic factors following curative-intent surgery for oral tumours in dogs: 234 cases (2004 to 2014).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the long-term outcomes and prognostic factors associated with curative-intent surgery for oral tumours in a large series of dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of records for dogs with oral tumours treated with curative-intent surgery. Data collected included signalment, weight, surgical procedure, lymph node staging results, computed tomography results, tumour size, histopathology results including margin evaluation, complications, adjunctive therapies, local recurrence or metastasis, date and cause of death and owner satisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median cause-specific survival was shortest for malignant melanoma (206 days) and osteosarcoma (209 days). Local recurrence rate was highest for fibrosarcoma (54·2%) and distant metastatic rate was highest for malignant melanoma (30%). Curative-intent surgery resulted in complete surgical margins in 85·2% of cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest tumour type, completeness of excision, tumour size, and age may affect disease-free interval and cause-specific survival. Fibrosarcoma had a higher risk of recurrence compared to other tumour types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, USA.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Sarowitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome