Carcinoma in Dogs

Carcinoma is another term used for tumor or cancer and can apply to a variety of different types of cancers. All of these terms refer to an abnormal growth of cells within the dog.

Bladder Cancer

Cancer of the bladder is most often a type of transitional cell carcinoma which is a cancerous growth within the dog's bladder walls. Bladder cancer is often accompanied by metastasis (spreading of cancer throughout the body).

Lymphoma

Lymphoma accounts for upward of 20 percent of all canine cancers. This cancer can form in any of the lymph nodes in the body and usually occurs in dogs who are between 5 and 9 years old.

Mammary Cancer

Mammary cancer specifically affects the mammary glands within a female dog. In unspayed female dogs who are 4 or older, it is estimated that one out of every four will develop mammary cancer.

Osteosarcoma

Often developing deep within the bone, osteosarcoma is the most common bone tumor in dogs, accounting for up to 85 percent of all canine bone cancers.

Skin Cancers

Skin cancers can occur anywhere on the skin or beneath the skin layers. Skin cancer types include basal cell cancers, mast cell cancers and more. Only 30 percent of skin cancers in dogs are malignant.

References

• Bladder Cancer
• Lymphoma
• Mammary Cancer

Resources

• Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer)
• Skin Cancer