Hematological changes in dogs affected by breast tumors

Authors

  • Eduardo Garrido
  • Thaís Larissa Lourenço Castanheira
  • Rosemeri de Oliveira Vasconcelos
  • Rosângela Zacarias Machado
  • Antonio Carlos Alessi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v9n7.291-297

Keywords:

Veterinary oncology, complete blood count, dog

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate changes in the pattern of the blood count and biochemical metabolites, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and creatinine, in the blood of dogs affected with simple mammary carcinomas with and without metastasis. This study indicates that dogs affected with simple mammary carcinomas show haematological changes milder than those found in humans. Dogs affected with simple carcinomas have fewer red blood cells and increased number of neutrophils that dogs in the control group. The presence of lymphopenia suggests relation with the malignancy of tumors, as the lymphocytes are reduced in the more aggressive tumors.

Published

2015-07-08

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Hematological changes in dogs affected by breast tumors. (2015). Pubvet, 9(07). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v9n7.291-297

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