Grade is an independent prognostic factor for feline mammary carcinomas: A clinicopathological and survival analysis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-71

  Seixas, Fernanda ^a   Palmeira, Carlos ^b,c   Pires, Maria Anjos ^a   Bento, Maria José ^b   Lopes, Carlos ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Clinical behaviour; Feline; Histological grading; Mammary carcinomas; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR EMBOLISM; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; MITOTIC INDEX; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 78650555787     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.10.030     Document Type: Article

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