Grade is an independent prognostic factor for feline mammary carcinomas: A clinicopathological and survival analysis |
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| Authors: | Fernanda Seixas Carlos Palmeira Maria Anjos Pires Maria José Bento Carlos Lopes |
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| Institution: | 1. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell''Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Teramo, Italy;2. Department of Veterinary Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science – Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil;3. School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton campus, Queensland, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Feline mammary carcinomas (FMC) are highly infiltrative tumours which show a strong tendency for local recurrence and metastasis. Histological type assessment of these tumours is not sufficiently discriminatory in predicting prognosis and in this study the prognostic significance of the Elston and Ellis method of histological grading was evaluated. Ninety-two feline mammary carcinomas from 84 cats were graded and 64 queens were included in a follow-up study.Grade was significantly related to tumour size (P = 0.006), clinical stage (P = 0.005), lymphovascular invasion (P < 0.0001), mitotic index (P < 0.0001), Ki67 index (P = 0.001), overall survival (P = 0.0001) and disease-free survival (P < 0.0001). Cox regression analysis identified grade as an independent prognostic factor. Multivariable analysis also showed regional lymph node metastasis and lymphovascular emboli as independent prognostic factors related to overall survival and to disease-free-survival, respectively. The study demonstrated that histological grading can be used as a prognostic factor to evaluate the biological behaviour of FMC. |
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