CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IN THE VETERINARY CLINIC

Abstract

The present work aims to carry out a case study of breast cancer in dogs in two clinics in the city of Toledo-PR, also taking into account the clinical care, laboratory and imaging tests performed, and the surgical technique used. All patients in the project were first referred to a clinical consultation, where they underwent preliminary tests such as blood count, kidney and liver biochemical tests and imaging tests such as radiography and ultrasound. With the exception of two patients who were recommended for euthanasia, the others were referred for a surgical procedure, where mastectomy techniques were used. 21 patients were monitored, with only 5 patients showing some type of symptomatology at the time of the consultation, in addition, the average age found was 10.8 years. Regarding the reproductive status of the patients, 18 patients were not castrated at the time of the consultation and 3 were castrated late. The predominant histological type was carcinoma in a mixed tumor (9/21) and malignant behavior was the majority, representing 95.23% of the total samples. Based on the facts presented, it is possible to conclude that elderly females that have not been castrated or castrated late have a greater predisposition to the disease, with carcinoma in a mixed tumor being the main histological type found.