Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

Patient
Age (y)
Breed
Previously spayed
T
N
M
Clinical stage
Tumor type
Histological Grade

1
12
Mixed breed
Yes
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (PC)
I
2
8
Doberman Pinscher
No
3
(-)
1
IV
TPC (TC)
I
3
12
German Shepherd
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (TC)
III
4
13
Belgian Shepherd
No
3
(-)
0
III
CC
II
5
13
Mixed breed
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (TC)
I
6
8
Napolitan mastiff
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (TC)
I
7
12
Poodle
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (CPC)
I
8
10
Mixed breed
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (CPC)
II
9
11
Mixed breed
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (CPC)
I
10
7
Akita
No
3
(-)
x
III
TPC (CPC)
I
11
11
Akita
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (TC)
II
12
9
Mixed breed
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (TC)
II
13
15
Mixed breed
No
2
(-)
0
II
SC
II
14
13
Mixed breed
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC
II
15
6
Mixed breed
No
3
(-)
0
III
SC
ND
16
12
Dachshund
No
3
(-)
0
III
SC
ND
17
10
Poodle
Yes
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (TC)
ND
18
12
Mixed breed
No
3
(+)
1
IV
TPC (TC)
I
19
15
Mixed breed
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (PC)
I
20
8
Poodle
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (CPC)
ND
21
11
Mixed breed
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (TC)
I
22
13
Mixed breed
No
3
(-)
ND
III
TPC (CPC)
I
23
13
Mixed breed
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (TC)
ND
24
11
Poodle
No
3
ND
0
III
TPC (CPC)
II
25
15
Mixed breed
Yes
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (CPC)
I
26
7
Mixed breed
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC
ND
27
11
Mixed breed
Yes
3
(-)
1
IV
TPC
I
28
2
Mixed breed
Yes
2
(-)
0
II
SC
ND
29
13
Irish setter
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (TC)
I
30
14
Mixed breed
Yes
3
(-)
0
III
TPC
III
31
8
English Cocker Spaniel
No
3
(-)
0
III
TPC (CPC)
ND
32
8
Poodle
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC
I
33
8
Poodle
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (CPC)
I
34
10
Poodle
Yes
2
(-)
1
IV
TPC
I
35
9
Rottweiler
Yes
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (TC)
I
36
7
Mixed breed
No
2
(-)
0
II
TPC (CPC)
ND
37
7
Akita
No
2
(+)
1
IV
TPC
III
38
13
Mixed breed
No
1
(-)
0
I
TPC (TC)
II

Clinical stage classification, according to Owen [23]. Tumor types: complex carcinoma (CC); tubulopapillary carcinoma (TPC), subdivided in tubular carcinoma (TC), papillary carcinoma (PC) and cystic-papillary carcinoma (CPC); and solid carcinoma (SC), according to Misdorp et al., [24]. Histological grade, according to Elston & Ellis [33]. ND: not determined; (-): absent; (+): present.

Sobral et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:27   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-27