Abstract
Two hundred ten dogs that had primary lung tumors diagnosed between 1975 and 1985 were evaluated. The majority of the tumors were classified as adenocarcinoma (74.8%) and alveolar carcinoma (20%). The most common clinical signs of disease were cough (52%), dyspnea (23.8%), lethargy (18.1%), weight loss (12.4%), and tachypnea (4.8%). The clinical methods that were most successful in directly or indirectly leading to a diagnosis of primary lung tumor were thoracic radiography (77.1%) and cytologic examination of fine-needle aspirate specimens (24.8%).
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / classification
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma / veterinary
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / classification
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / veterinary
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Animals
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Cohort Studies
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Dog Diseases / classification*
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Dog Diseases / diagnosis
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Dog Diseases / pathology
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Dogs
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Female
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Lung Neoplasms / classification
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / veterinary*
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Male
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Radiography, Thoracic / veterinary
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Retrospective Studies