CANINE AND FELINE ORAL TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE LESIONS A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 206 CASES (2018 – 2022)

Abstract

Tumor and tumor-like lesions in the oral cavity of dogs and cats are common in the clinical practice. Their diagnosis requires pathomorphological examination, because of the similar macroscopic appearance. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively analyze tumors and tumor-like lesions of the oral cavity in dogs and cats, and to assess the prevalence, as well as age, sex and breed predisposition. A total of 206 cases of oral cavity lesions (126 dogs; 80 cats) diagnosed cytopathologically and histopathologically between 2018 and 2022 were included. The malignant tumors were predominated in dogs, mainly melanomas and fibrosarcomas. In cats, tumors and tumor-like masses in the oral cavity were of approximately equal prevalence, with lymphoplasmacytic gingivitis and squamous cell carcinomas predominating, respectively.