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Intestinal Adenocarcinoma (view source)
Revision as of 16:13, 10 August 2010
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==Description==
==Description==
Intestinal tumours are uncommon accounting for less than 10% of all tumours in dogs and cats and 22% of gastrointestinal tumours in dogs and 35% in cats. It has been reported that the jejunum, ileum and caecum are the most frequent sites affected in the dog. Intestinal tumours in dogs and cats are usually malignant, [[Adenocarcinoma|Adenocarcinoma]]/carcinoma being the most common malignant tumour in dogs and accounting for 17% of intestinal tumours in cats.
Intestinal adenocarcinomas are an uncommon tumour arising from the epithelial lining of the gastrointesinal tract.
==Signalment==
==Signalment==