Dog breeds and conformations predisposed to osteosarcoma in the UK: a VetCompass study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone neoplasia that has high welfare consequences for affected dogs. Awareness of breed and canine conformational risk factors for osteosarcoma can assist with earlier diagnosis and improved clinical management. Study of osteosarcoma in dogs also offers translational value for humans. Anonymised clinical data within VetCompass on dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK were searched for osteosarcoma cases. Descriptive statistics reported overall and breed-specific prevalence. Risk factor analysis used multivariable logistic regression modelling.

Results

From 905,552 study dogs, 331 osteosarcoma cases were confirmed yielding a one-year period prevalence of 0.037% (95% CI: 0.033-0.041). Breeds with the highest annual prevalence were

SUBMITTER: O'Neill DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294386 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature