TitleLong-term outcomes of dogs undergoing surgical resection of mast cell tumors and soft tissue sarcomas: A prospective 2-year-long study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsMilovancev, M, Townsend, KL, Tuohy, JL, M Gorman, E, Bracha, S, Curran, KM, Russell, DS
JournalVet Surg
Volume49
Issue1
Pagination96-105
Date Published2020 Jan
ISSN1532-950X
KeywordsAnimals, Disease-Free Survival, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Margins of Excision, Mastocytoma, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Prospective Studies, Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Surgery, Veterinary
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Report clinical outcomes of dogs with surgically excised mast cell tumors (MCT) and soft tissue sarcomas (STS).

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective clinical study.

SAMPLE POPULATION: Fifty-three dogs with 52 MCT (50 low grade, 2 high grade) and 19 STS (12 grade I, 6 grade II, 1 grade III).

METHODS: All dogs were examined at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postoperatively, with cytologic or histopathologic evaluation of suspected local recurrences. Dogs euthanized because of study tumor-related causes underwent necropsy.

RESULTS: Median intraoperative margins were 20 mm and 30 mm wide for MCT and STS, respectively, with 1 fascial plane resected en bloc. The narrowest histologic tumor-free margins measured <1 mm in 21 of 52 (40%) MCT and 7 of 19 (37%) STS. All dogs were followed for 24 months. Two of 50 (4%) low-grade MCT were diagnosed, with local recurrence 181 and 265 days postoperatively. Two of 36 (6%) dogs with low-grade MCT developed visceral metastasis 181 and 730 days postoperatively. One of 2 dogs with high-grade MCT developed local recurrence 115 days postoperatively. No local recurrence or metastasis was diagnosed after excision of 19 STS.

CONCLUSION: Local recurrence rates among predominantly low- to intermediate-grade MCT and STS were low, despite a high prevalence of histologic tumor-free margins <1 mm. Surgical recommendations for high-grade tumors cannot be extrapolated from this population.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Surgeons should seek to achieve microscopically complete excision for MCT and STS while minimizing patient morbidity and considering limitations of histopathology in predicting outcomes.

DOI10.1111/vsu.13225
Alternate JournalVet Surg
PubMed ID31044443
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