Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.71, sa.3, ss.281-289, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study is to determine and compare the distribution, localization, breed, age and gender incidences of head and neck region tumors by years, by evaluating the results of dog-cat biopsies and/or operation material brought to Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology between the years 2011 and 2021. In the study, 244 (15.9%) of 1533 tumors diagnosed in dogs and cats between 2011 and 2021 belonged to the head and neck region, of which 159 were in dogs and 85 in cats. Dogs with tumors were generally more than 6 years old (n=108) and cats were mostly 1 year old and older (n=75). In the head and neck region tumors observed in dogs, malignant and benign tumors of epithelial origin were most common (n=81; 50.9%), with sebaceous tumors (n=22) being the most common, and mostly observed around the eyes (n=26), while malignant and benign tumors of mesenchymal origin were most commonly found in the mouth region. Among the tumors of this region, epithelial tumors were mostly encountered in cats (n=39, 45.8%), and 51.2% of the epithelial tumors were squamous cell cancer (n=20), with epithelial tumors being the most common in the mouth (n=12) and nose (n=9). As a result, epithelial malignant and benign tumors were mostly seen in the eyes, and mesenchymal malignant and benign tumors were detected in the mouth. Among tumor types, papilloma in benign tumors and squamous cell carcinoma in malignant tumors were noted.