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Table 1 Number of tumor cases removed with CO 2 laser depending on diameter, origin and malignancy

From: The carbon dioxide laser: an alternative surgery technique for the treatment of common cutaneous tumors in dogs

Diameter [cm]

<0.5

0.5-1.5

>1.5

Melanoma

1 (Mm)

1 (Mm)

0

Histiocytoma

0

3 (Mb)

3 (Mm)

Squamous cell carcinoma

1 (Nm)

1 (Nm)

2 (Nm)

Adenoma

2 (Nb)

3 (Nb)

3 (Nb)

Papilloma

4 (Nb)

2 (Nb)

0

Mastocytoma

0

1 (Mb)

3 (Mm)

Adenocarcinoma

0

1 (Nm)

3 (Nm)

Hemangioma

0

1 (Mb)

0

Fibroma

4 (Mb)

1 (Mb)

0

  1. M tumor of mesenchymal origin, N tumor of epithelial origin, b benign, m malign.