摘要:Tumours of bones and joints are not infrequent in dogs but are rare in other domestic animals. In the dog, most bone tumours are malignant; osteosarcomas are by far the most frequently encountered tumours, especially in giant breeds and boxers. The following main categories of bone tumour are described: bone-forming, cartilage-forming, giant cell, marrow, vascular, miscellaneous, metastatic, unclassified, and tumour-like lesions. The tumours of joints and related structures are classified as synovial sarcomas, fibroxanthomas, and malignant giant cell tumour of soft tissues. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (11M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282