Köpeklerde Oral Kavitedeki Patolojik Lezyonlarının Retrospektif Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Oral neoplasms and non-neoplastic lesions are commonly encountered pathologies in dogs. The histopatho-logical examination of these lesions is required to make a diagnosis and lead the practitioners to appropriate treatment. This study aims to retrospectively document pathological lesions commonly observed in the oral cavity of dogs. In this context, 167 oral pathology cases were investigated in dogs of different breeds, genders, and age groups in the years between 2010 and 2020. Oral pathologies were classified as neoplastic (benign and malignant neoplasms) and non-neoplastic lesions according to the histopathological features diagnosed by the hematoxylin and eosin staining method. The results showed that malign (46.10%; 77/167) and benign neoplasms (40.11%; 67/167) were predominant, but non-neoplastic lesions (13.77%; 23/167) were restricted. The most common malignant neoplasm was malignant melanoma (50.64%; 39/77), while odontogenic neoplasms were determined as the most common benign neoplasms (74.62%; 50/67). When the affected patient profiles were evaluated, the results showed that males were more prone to oral pa-thologies (M/F: 62.87%/35.32%; 105/59), mostly affected life stage was senior (79.48%; 31/39), and large pure breed dogs were the most commonly encountered dog breeds (49.10%; 82/167), followed by mixed breeds (19.76%; 33/167). These findings showed statistically significant differences by the chi-square test. In addition, the most common affected area in the oral cavity was found to be the gingiva (30.76%; 12/39). As a result, this study contributes to the knowledge about the most common oral pathologies in terms of gender, age, breed, and affected area.