Lymphatic Drainage Mapping with Indirect Lymphography for Canine Mammary Tumors

Mammary gland tumors are the most common canine neoplasms. They account for 25-50% of all tumors diagnosed in bitches. Metastases and recurrences develop in about 35-70% of bitches following excision. The presence of regional lymph node metastases is a relevant factor affecting prognosis and treatme...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2021-04, Vol.11 (4), p.1115
Main Authors: Collivignarelli, Francesco, Tamburro, Roberto, Aste, Giovanni, Falerno, Ilaria, Del Signore, Francesca, Simeoni, Francesco, Patsikas, Michail, Gianfelici, Jacopo, Terragni, Rossella, Attorri, Valeria, Carluccio, Augusto, Vignoli, Massimo
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Anesthesia
Disease
Dogs
Histopathology
indirect lymphography
Investigations
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic system
Lymphography
Mammary gland
mammary gland tumors
Mammary glands
Mapping
Metastases
Metastasis
Neoplasia
Neoplasms
Prognosis
sentinel lymph node
Surgeons
Surgical drains
Tumors
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Summary:Mammary gland tumors are the most common canine neoplasms. They account for 25-50% of all tumors diagnosed in bitches. Metastases and recurrences develop in about 35-70% of bitches following excision. The presence of regional lymph node metastases is a relevant factor affecting prognosis and treatment in cases of mammary gland tumors. The sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the first lymph node (or nodes) in the regional lymphatic basin that receives lymphatic flow from the primary neoplasm. The aim of this study is to investigate the SLN with indirect lymphography for a mammary tumor in dogs. The knowledge of the precise drainage pattern and SLN of the neoplastic mammary glands would provide clinically relevant information to the surgeon and to the oncologist, and it would be of high importance for the surgeon not only for performing the most adequate surgical excision but also for determining an accurate post-surgical prognosis.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11041115