Identification of prognostic factors for perivascular wall tumours (PWTs) is desirable to accurately predict prognosis and guide treatment. One-hundred and two dogs with surgically excised PWTs without distant metastasis were retrospectively enrolled in this multi-institutional study, and the impact of pre-treatment leukocyte parameters, clinical and histopathological variables on local recurrence (LR) and overall-survival time (OST) were evaluated. Increasing values of white blood cell count (WBCC), neutrophil count (NC) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were significantly correlated with the hazard of LR in univariate analysis. WBCC and NC remained prognostic when adjusted for margins, grade, tumour size, location and skin ulceration, but lost their significance when adjusted for mitotic index and necrosis, while NLR remained prognostic only when close margins where categorized as infiltrated. Castrated males had a higher hazard of LR than intact males in univariate analysis, but significance was lost in multivariate models. Ulcerated PWTs and those located on the distal extremities had a higher hazard of LR both in univariate and multivariate analysis. Histological grade, necrosis, mitotic count, and infiltrated margins were all associated with LR both in univariate and multivariate analysis. Boxer breed, older age, ulceration, grade III, necrosis > 50% and higher mitotic count were correlated with shorter OST, although breed and age lost their significance in multivariate analysis. Prognostication of surgically excised PWTs should be based on both clinical and histopathological variables. If validated in further studies, leukocyte counts and NLR may aid the clinician in identifying dogs at higher risk of LR before treatment.

Prognostic impact of clinical, haematological, and histopathological variables in 102 canine cutaneous perivascular wall tumours / L.E. Chiti, R. Ferrari, P. Boracchi, E. Morello, L. Marconato, P. Roccabianca, G. Avallone, S. Iussich, A. Giordano, E.I. Ferraris, C. Agnoli, F. Dondi, D. Giacobino, F. Godizzi, D. Stefanello. - In: VETERINARY AND COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1476-5810. - (2021). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1111/vco.12673]

Prognostic impact of clinical, haematological, and histopathological variables in 102 canine cutaneous perivascular wall tumours

L.E. Chiti
Primo
;
R. Ferrari
Secondo
;
P. Boracchi;P. Roccabianca;A. Giordano;F. Godizzi
Penultimo
;
D. Stefanello
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

Identification of prognostic factors for perivascular wall tumours (PWTs) is desirable to accurately predict prognosis and guide treatment. One-hundred and two dogs with surgically excised PWTs without distant metastasis were retrospectively enrolled in this multi-institutional study, and the impact of pre-treatment leukocyte parameters, clinical and histopathological variables on local recurrence (LR) and overall-survival time (OST) were evaluated. Increasing values of white blood cell count (WBCC), neutrophil count (NC) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were significantly correlated with the hazard of LR in univariate analysis. WBCC and NC remained prognostic when adjusted for margins, grade, tumour size, location and skin ulceration, but lost their significance when adjusted for mitotic index and necrosis, while NLR remained prognostic only when close margins where categorized as infiltrated. Castrated males had a higher hazard of LR than intact males in univariate analysis, but significance was lost in multivariate models. Ulcerated PWTs and those located on the distal extremities had a higher hazard of LR both in univariate and multivariate analysis. Histological grade, necrosis, mitotic count, and infiltrated margins were all associated with LR both in univariate and multivariate analysis. Boxer breed, older age, ulceration, grade III, necrosis > 50% and higher mitotic count were correlated with shorter OST, although breed and age lost their significance in multivariate analysis. Prognostication of surgically excised PWTs should be based on both clinical and histopathological variables. If validated in further studies, leukocyte counts and NLR may aid the clinician in identifying dogs at higher risk of LR before treatment.
Dog; neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; oncology; soft tissue sarcoma; surgery;
Settore VET/09 - Clinica Chirurgica Veterinaria
2021
gen-2021
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