Recurrence rates and clinical outcome for dogs with grade II mast cell tumours with a low AgNOR count and Ki67 index treated with surgery alone
Smith J, Kiupel M, Farrelly J, Cohen R, Olmsted G, Kirpensteijn J, Brocks B, Post G. Recurrence rates and clinical outcome for dogs with grade II mast cell tumours with a low AgNOR count and Ki67 index treated with surgery alone. Veterinary And Comparative Oncology 2015, 15: 36-45. PMID: 25643820, DOI: 10.1111/vco.12140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade II mast cell tumorsMast cell tumorsRecurrence rateLow proliferation activitySurgical excisionHistologic marginsKi67 indexCutaneous mast cell tumorsLow Ki67 indexLow AgNOR countsProliferation activityVariable biologic behaviorMedian followAncillary therapyDistant recurrenceLocal recurrenceClinical outcomesCell tumorsBiologic behaviorMast cellsAgNOR countsProliferation markersDogsRecurrenceTumors