Histopathological features of subcutaneous and cutaneous mast cell tumors in dogs

Table 1 Tumor location of mast cell tumors in dogs

Tumor location	scMCTs		cMCTs		Total (P = 0.0010)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
	290	100	1217	100	1507	100
Head and neck	32	11.0	194	15.9	226	15.0
Thoracic region	32	11.0	120	9.9	152	10.1
Extremity	111	38.3	390	32.0	501	33.2
Flank	47	16.2	172	14.1	219	14.5
Back	7	2.4	35	2.9	42	2.8
Mammary gland	20	6.9	51	4.2	71	4.7
Buttock	29	10.0	113	9.3	142	9.4
Perineal and genital region	8	2.8	123	10.1	131	8.7
Tail	4	1.4	19	1.6	23	1.5

Tumor location of canine subcutaneous mast cell tumors (scMCTs), cutaneous mast cell tumors (cMCTs) and of the total group of mast cell tumors, displayed in absolute number (N) and relative percentage (%). A significant difference in tumor location on the body was observed between scMCTs and cMCTs (P = 0.0010)

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