MEDICAL, SURGICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY: PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF MAST CELL TUMOURS IN DOGS CATS

摘要

Mast cell tumours (MCT) (histiocytic mastocytoma, mast cell sarcoma, mastocytosis) are the most common cutaneous tumour in the dog representing 16-21% of all canine skin tumours. In the cat MCT represent 15% of all tumours (second most common cutaneous tumour). No sex predilection has been found in the dog, but in the cat the male:female ratio is 2:1. MCT occur most commonly in middle-aged dogs and cats with a mean age of about 8 years. Siamese cats, boxers, Boston terriers and other breeds of bulldog descendants are at higher risk to develop MCT.