Prevalence of Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions in Domestic and Exotic Animals from Lower Silesia and its Surrounds in Poland in 2014-2017.
Abstract: An analysis of samples originating from domestic and exotic animals from Lower Silesia but also from other parts of Poland was carried out based on research conducted in 2014-2017. Unassigned: The materials used for the study were 11,338 tumour samples taken in vivo during surgery and as biopsies and posthumously during necropsies. They were sent to the Department of Pathology at Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences for histopathological diagnosis. Unassigned: The largest group were canine tumours, of which there were 9,745 (85.95%), followed by feline tumours, totalling 1,397 (12.32%), tumours from exotic animals (186; 1.64%), from horses (7; 0.06%), and from cows (2; 0.02%). A significant number of cases of animals suffering from more than one tumour were also found, which had not been frequently diagnosed previously. Unassigned: The number of neoplasms diagnosed in pets and exotic animals is increasing every year. The average animal age at diagnosis continues to fall. The greatest number of neoplasms were diagnosed in mixed-breed dogs and cats, and the number of tumours in a pure breed strictly correlated with breed's popularity in the research period. Mesenchymal tumours are still the most prevalent type of tumours in dogs, while in cats epithelial tumours predominate. The neoplasm case pattern in animals conforms to that in humans in the same area.
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Publication Date: 2022-08-30 PubMed ID: 36349125PubMed Central: PMC9597938DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2022-0036Google Scholar: Lookup
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This study analyzes the prevalence of tumors and tumor-like lesions in domestic and exotic animals from Lower Silesia and other parts of Poland, noting an increasing yearly rate of these diagnoses, and revealing that the most common cases were found in dogs and cats.
Study Background and Methods
- This study analyzed 11,338 tumor samples collected from both domestic and exotic animals from Lower Silesia and other parts of Poland between 2014 and 2017.
- These samples were collected during surgery, biopsies, and necropsies then sent to the Department of Pathology at Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences for histopathological diagnosis.
Tumor Prevalence Among Different Animal Species
- The largest group of tumors was found in dogs, which accounted for 9,745 (or 85.95%) of the samples.
- Cat tumors made up another 1,397 samples (or 12.32%), while the rest were found in exotic animals, horses, and cows, respectively.
- The study also discovered a significant number of animals suffering from more than one tumor, a condition previously not frequently diagnosed.
Increasing Diagnoses and Decreasing Diagnosis Age
- The study noted that the number of neoplasms diagnosed in pets and exotic animals has been increasing year by year.
- It was also found that the average age of animals at the time of diagnosis is decreasing.
Tumor Prevalence Across Different Animal Breeds
- The greatest number of neoplasms was diagnosed in mixed-breed dogs and cats, while the number of tumors in a pure breed correlated with the breed’s popularity in the research period.
- Mesenchymal tumors were the most prevalent type of tumors in dogs, while in cats, epithelial tumors were more common.
- The study also noted that the pattern of neoplasm cases in animals mirrored that in humans in the same area.
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Ciaputa R, Gach J, Baranowski K, Dzimira S, Janus I, Kandefer-Gola M, Żebrowski K, Nowak M.
(2022).
Prevalence of Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions in Domestic and Exotic Animals from Lower Silesia and its Surrounds in Poland in 2014-2017.
J Vet Res, 66(3), 427-434.
https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0036 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Internal Medicine with Horse, Dog and Cat Clinic, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Prevention, Division of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathomorphology and Veterinary Forensics, Wrocław, Poland.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interests Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.
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