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Table 2 Most common malignant and benign neoplasms in the head and neck region of dogs.

From: Oral malignant melanomas and other head and neck neoplasms in Danish dogs - data from the Danish Veterinary Cancer Registry

Malignant neoplasms

Number

(pct of total)

Pct. of total malignant or benign

Squamous cell carcinoma

18 (14%)

28%

Melanoma

13 (10%)

20%

Soft tissue sarcoma

11 (9%)

17%

Adenocarcinoma

5 (4%)

11%

Benign neoplasms

  

Adenoma, sebaceous

7 (5%)

16%

Polyps

6 (5%)

14%

Fibroma

5 (4%)

11%

Histiocytoma

3 (2%)

7%

Papilloma

3 (2%)

7%

Epulis

3 (2%)

7%