Retrospective study on canine neoplasia cases submitted to the Veterinary Laboratory Services Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia from year 2015 to 2019

Zainal Abidin, Safwa Farhanah (2020) Retrospective study on canine neoplasia cases submitted to the Veterinary Laboratory Services Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia from year 2015 to 2019. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

The incidence of canine neoplasia is on the increase. However, there is no record on the prevalence of neoplasia in dogs in Malaysia. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of neoplasia in dogs presented to the University Veterinary Hospital (UVH) and Veterinary Laboratory Services Unit (VLSU), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) for years 2015 to 2019. Patient data including age, breed, sex, and site and type of tumours were obtained from the record of cases submitted to the Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, VLSU. Out of 745 cases, 432 were diagnosed with neoplasia. The most commonly presented breeds with neoplasia, in order of frequency, were the Local Mixed Breed (n= 124), Shih Tzu (n= 52), Golden Retriever (n= 42), German Shepherd (n= 24), Rottweiler (n=23), Beagle (n=16), Standard Schnauzer (n=14), Labrador (n=14), Terrier (n=13), Poodle (n=13), Doberman (n=11), Husky (n=10), Spitz (n=8), and Pomeranian (n=5). The mean age of dogs with neoplasia was 8.38 ± 3.0 years with age range of 1 to 18 years. The most frequent tumours diagnosed were round cell tumours (46.76%), followed by epithelial cell tumour (32.18%), mesenchymal cell tumour (11.57%), lipoma (0.23%), and others (7.85%). A few cases of leukemia (1.39%) were also recorded. The tumour sites reported in this study, in order of frequency were the lymph nodes (20.60%), oral region (4.86%), penis (3.94%), trunk (3.70%), nasal region (3.01%), intra-abdominal region (2.78%), digits (2.55%), prostate (2.31%), vulva (2.31%), bladder (2.31%). Multiple sites and other diagnosis made 23.70 and 27.75% of all cases, respectively. In conclusion, the study showed that the most frequent tumours diagnosed in dogs were round and epithelial cell tumours while the most frequent site was the lymph nodes. There was no association between the prevalence of neoplasia with age or sex of dogs. Local mixed breed dogs were most frequently diagnosed with neoplasia.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2023 03:36
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2023 03:36
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1525

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