Lymph node metastasis in feline cutaneous low-grade mast cell tumours.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This retrospective study aimed to determine the incidence of nodal metastatic disease in cats affected by low-grade cutaneous mast cell tumours (MCTs) in our study population.

Methods

The clinical records of two centres were retrospectively searched for cats with cutaneous MCTs that had undergone lymphadenectomy of enlarged and non-enlarged lymph nodes. All primary tumours were histologically reviewed by two experienced pathologists and graded as high- or low-grade based on the grading system for feline cutaneous MCT. We graded the lymph nodes based on the grading scheme used for canine MCTs and considered HN2 and HN3 nodes to be metastatic. The number of patients with nodal metastasis was calculated.

Results

We identified 17 cats with cutaneous MCT resecti

SUBMITTER: Arz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10812050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature