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Criteria for designation of clinical substage in canine lymphoma: a survey of veterinary oncologists.
- Source :
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Veterinary and comparative oncology [Vet Comp Oncol] 2016 Aug; Vol. 14 Suppl 1, pp. 32-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 23. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Clinical substage is frequently reported to be prognostic in dogs with lymphoma, yet formal criteria for defining this parameter are lacking. The World Health Organization TNM Classification of Tumors of Domestic Animals simply defines substage as the absence or presence of systemic signs (substages a and b, respectively). We designed a survey to query veterinary oncologists on the criteria they use to determine clinical substage in practice. Gastrointestinal, constitutional and respiratory signs were the most commonly identified clinical factors, with greater than 90% respondents indicating that inappetence, vomiting, diarrhoea, changes in attitude, weakness and dyspnea were integral in assigning clinical substage. Nevertheless, more than three-quarters of respondents also considered metabolic, neurologic and nutritional parameters when making this determination. For most factors, respondents reported mild-to-moderate severity of clinical signs was sufficient for substage b designation.<br /> (© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Behavior, Animal
Dogs
Gastrointestinal Diseases complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases veterinary
Health Surveys
Lethargy complications
Lethargy veterinary
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin complications
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin pathology
Neoplasm Staging methods
Oncologists
Prognosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases complications
Respiratory Tract Diseases veterinary
Severity of Illness Index
Societies, Scientific
Surveys and Questionnaires
Veterinarians
Dog Diseases pathology
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin veterinary
Neoplasm Staging veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-5829
- Volume :
- 14 Suppl 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Veterinary and comparative oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27508350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12086