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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2023

Tonsillar carcinoma in dogs: Treatment outcome and potential prognostic factors in 123 cases.

Elisabetta Treggiari, MacKenzie A Pellin, Giorgio Romanelli, Gianluca Maresca, Irina Gramer, Andrew D Yale, Evi Pecceu, Matteo Pignanelli, Juan Borrego, Katarzyna Purzycka and 1 more

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Elisabetta TreggiariCentro Specialistico Veterinario, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5081-2440
MacKenzie A PellinSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-8909
Giorgio RomanelliCentro Specialistico Veterinario, Milan, Italy.
Gianluca MarescaCentro Specialistico Veterinario, Milan, Italy.
Irina GramerQueen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK.
Andrew D YaleQueen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-0018
Evi PecceuRoyal Dick School, Swann Cancer Center, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Matteo PignanelliSouthfields Veterinary Specialists, Essex, UK.
Juan BorregoAùna Especialidades Veterinarias, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
Katarzyna PurzyckaAnderson and Moores Veterinary Specialists, Winchester, UK.
Davide BerlatoDick White Specialists Referrals, Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-428X
Centro Diagnostico Italiano · ITRoyal Veterinary College · GBCarolina Veterinary Specialists · USDermatology Specialists · USEdinburgh Cancer Research · GBOncology Specialists · USParc Científic de la Universitat de València · ESUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTonsillar carcinomas are rarely reported in dogs. Information on outcome after treatment is sparse and prognosis is guarded to poor. HYPOTHESIS/

objectivesAssess treatment outcome and potential prognostic factors in a population of dogs with cytological or histopathological diagnosis of tonsillar carcinoma. ANIMALS: A total of 123 client-owned dogs with diagnosis of tonsillar carcinoma confirmed by cytology or histopathology.

methodsRetrospective, multi-institutional study. Medical records of 12 institutions were reviewed from 2012 to 2021.

resultsTreatment included surgery, chemotherapy (conventional, tyrosine kinase inhibitors or metronomic chemotherapy), radiotherapy, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or a combination of these. Surgery was performed in 68 cases, chemotherapy was administered in association with NSAIDs in 64 cases, NSAIDs were used alone in 14 cases and in association with surgery in 21 cases, whereas radiotherapy was used alone or in combination with surgery or chemotherapy in 20 cases. Overall survival time (OST) was 126 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 88-164). Significantly longer survival (P < .001) was seen in dogs without evidence of metastatic disease (median survival time, 381 days; 95% CI, 116-646). Other significant positive prognostic factors included absence of clinicals signs at presentation, surgery (tonsillectomy), use of adjuvant chemotherapy and use of NSAIDs. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Asymptomatic dogs, those treated with surgery, those that received adjuvant chemotherapy, and those that received NSAIDs may have a better prognosis than previously expected, but overall survival remains short for dogs with tonsillar carcinoma.

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CarcinomaDog DiseasesAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDogsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidalcarcinomachemotherapydogradiotherapysurgerytonsillar

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PMCPMC9889721
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