Abstract

CASTRO D, Talía; CHAVERA C, Alfonso; PERALES C, Rosa  and  FERNANDEZ P, Viviana. Frequency of neoplasms in cats in the city of Lima during the period 1996-2007. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.4, pp.529-532. ISSN 1609-9117.

The study aimed to determine the frequency of neoplasmas that were histopathologically diagnosed at the Pathology Laboratory of School of Veterinary Medicine, San Marcos University in the period 1996-2007. The retrospective study included 73 cases of neoplasms. Animals older than 9 years of age (49.3%) and females (72.9%) were the most affected. Tumors of epithelial origin were the most common type (53.5%), being mammary adenocarcinoma (21.1%) and lymphoma (16.9%) the most frequent.

Keywords : cat; neoplasm; histopathology; adenocarcinoma; lymphoma.

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