Association Between Cytological and Histopathological Diagnoses of Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Lesions in Oral Cavity from Dogs and Cats: An Observational Retrospective Study of 103 Cases.

ABSTRACT: Cytology is an exam frequently used as a diagnostic technique to evaluate animal oral lesions. However, the retrospective studies published comparing cytology and histology in oral pathology are scarce. This study aimed to determining the association between diagnostic cytology and histopathology in neoplastic and non-neoplastic samples from oral cavity lesions of dogs and cats. Cytological and histological samples (n = 103) of oral lesions from 70 dogs and 33 cats collected over 12 years were compared in terms of agreement, considering the histopathology as the gold standard. Of 103 specimens, 78 were classified as neoplastic, and 25 were non-neoplastic. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of cytology in neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions were 84.6%, 96.0%, and 87.4%. Of

SUBMITTER: Brilhante-Simoes P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861943 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature