Primary bone neoplasms in dogs: 90 cases1

Trost M.E., Kommers G.D., Brown C.C., Barros C.S.L., Irigoyen L.F., Fighera R.A., Inkelmann M.A. & Silva T.M. 2012. Primary bone neoplasms in dogs: 90 cases. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 32(12):1329-1335. Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected] A retrospective study of necropsy and biopsy cases of 90 primary bone tumors (89 malignant and one benign) in dogs received over a period of 22 years at the Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, was performed. Osteosarcoma was the most prevalent bone tumor, accounting for 86.7% of all malignant primary bone neoplasms diagnosed. Most cases occurred in dogs of large and giant breeds with ages between 6 and 10-years-old. The neoplasms involved mainly the appendicular skeleton, and were 3.5 times more prevalent in the forelimbs than in the hindlimbs. Osteoblastic osteosarcoma was the predominant histological subtype. Epidemiological and pathological indings of osteosarcomas are reported and discussed.