Difference between revisions of "Intestinal Adenocarcinoma"
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==Signalment== | ==Signalment== | ||
| − | * Mean age | + | * Dogs: |
| − | * | + | ** Mean age: 6-9 years |
| − | * Minor male predisposition in dogs and cats | + | ** Minor male predisposition in dogs and cats |
| + | ** Large breeds may predominate particularly collies and German Sheperds | ||
| + | * Cats: | ||
| + | ** Mean age: 10-12 years | ||
| + | ** Minor male predisposition in dogs and cats | ||
| + | ** Siamese may have a breed predisposition | ||
| − | ==Description== | + | |
| − | (aetiology, pathogenesis etc) | + | ==Description==(aetiology, pathogenesis etc) |
| + | * Aetiology remains idiopathic | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 14 August 2009
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Intestinal tumours account for less than 10% of all tumours in dogs and cats and 22% of gastrointestinal tumours in dogs and 35% in cats. Adenocardinoma/carcinoma is the most common malignant tumour in dogs and accounts for 17% of intestinal tumours in cats.
Signalment
- Dogs:
- Mean age: 6-9 years
- Minor male predisposition in dogs and cats
- Large breeds may predominate particularly collies and German Sheperds
- Cats:
- Mean age: 10-12 years
- Minor male predisposition in dogs and cats
- Siamese may have a breed predisposition
==Description==(aetiology, pathogenesis etc)
- Aetiology remains idiopathic