Consensus for the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Canine Mammary Tumors
Cassali et al.; Consensus for the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Canine Mammary Tumors - 2013. Braz J Vet Pathol, 2014, 7(2), 38 - 69 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to establish criteria that could guide the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of canine mammary neoplasias. It was elaborated during the Mammary Pathology Meeting: Diagnosis, prognosis and Treatment of the Canine Mammary Neoplasia, held on November 6th and 7th, 2010 in Belo Horizonte – MG, Brazil. Academics from several regions of Brazil were present and contributed to this work. After three years, a new discussion was found necessary in order to address important questions: 1 - Have Brazilian DVMs applied the consensus? 2 - What were the main difficulties in applying the consensus? 3 - What were the obtained results? 4 - What were the main differences among the various oncology services/groups? 5 - How could the criteria be improved and uniformed? A spreadsheet that allowed data collecti