JVD 2010 # 2 - Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies Flashcards
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
Which 3 of their 8 categories comprised the vast majority of lesions?
reactive lesions
benign neoplasms
malignant neoplasms
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What were proportions of reactive lesions, benign neoplasms and malignant neoplasms?
Reactive 39%
Benign 27%
Malignant 15%
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What was the most common reactive lesion?
Gingival fibrous hyperplasia (24% of biopsies)
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What were the two most common benign tumors?
POF 21%
CAA 4%
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What were the proportions of malignant tumors?
MM - 8%
Various sarcomas - 5%
SCC - 1.4%
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What was the authors theory for why their numbers of SCC were much lower than other reports?
Thy are specifically an oral pathology lab and work primarily with dentists. SCC may be being seen by other specialists and sent to other labs.
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What breed predispositions were noted?
Boxer - POF
Dachshund - malignant tumors
According to L. Svendenius, DVM; G.Warfvinge, DDS, PhD in
Oral Pathology in Swedish Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 280 Biopsies,
What sex predelictions were noted?
slight inclination for males to have malignant tumors and for females to have POF
