Frequency of oral cavity neoplams in dogs and cats, histopathologically diagnosed in the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory of the National University of San Marcos (period 2007-2013)

El objetivo del presente estudio retrospectivo fue determinar la frecuencia de neoplasias en cavidad oral en caninos y felinos mediante el diagnóstico histopatológico en el Laboratorio de Patología Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú, durante el periodo 2007-2013. Se diagnosticaron 115 casos de neoplasias orales dentro de 1454 casos de neoplasias caninas (7.9%) y 7 casos de neoplasias orales dentro de 54 casos de neoplasias felinas (13%). El épuli fue la neoplasia de mayor frecuencia (20.5%).The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the frequency of neoplasms in the oral cavity in canines and felines that were histopathologically diagnosed in the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory of the National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, in the period 2007 to 2013. A total of 115 cases of oral tumors were diagnosed in 1454 cases of canine tumors (7.9%) and 7 cases of oral tumors in 54 cases of feline tumors (13%). The epuli was the most frequent neoplasia (20.5%)