Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics

Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics

Abstract Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a rare cancer in people. However OSA incidence rates in dogs are 27 times higher than in people. Prognosis in both species is relatively poor, with 5 year OSA survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, 1 year survival rates are only around ~ 45%...

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Main Authors: Siobhan Simpson, Mark David Dunning, Simone de Brot, Llorenç Grau-Roma, Nigel Patrick Mongan, Catrin Sian Rutland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Bone cancer
Canine
Genetics
Human
Molecular diagnostics
Osteosarcoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0341-9

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