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Table 1 Frequency of MCTs in various breeds of dogs according to the Kiupel grading system

From: Epidemiological assessment of the risk of canine mast cell tumours based on the Kiupel two-grade malignancy classification

Breed

All MCTs

Kiupel grade

Control groupd

Low

High

N

%

N

%a

N

%b

N

%

Boxer

94

19.1

91

96.8

3

3.1

104

4.5

Labrador

49

9.9

40

81.6

9

18.3

96

4.2

American Staffordshire Terrier

30

6.1

22

73.3

8

26.6

53

2.3

Golden Retriever

19

3.8

16

84.2

3

15.7

64

2.8

French Bulldog

15

3.0

11

73.3

4

26.6

34

1.5

Dachshund

14

2.8

5

35.7

9

64.2

93

4.0

Shar-Pei

13

2.6

1

7.6

12

92.3

9

0.4

Bernese Mountain Dog

11

2.2

7

63.6

4

36.3

39

1.7

German Shepherd

9

1.8

6

66.6

3

33.3

211

9.2

Miniature Schnauzer

7

1.4

6

85.7

1

14.2

52

2.2

Irish Setter

5

1.0

5

100.0

0

0.0

23

1.0

Standard Schnauzer

5

1.0

3

60.0

2

40.0

29

1.2

Cocker Spaniel

4

0.8

4

100.0

0

0.0

91

4.0

Doberman

4

0.8

3

75.0

1

25.0

40

1.7

Maltese

4

0.8

4

100.0

0

0.0

9

0.4

Bull Terrier

3

0.6

3

100.0

0

0.0

15

0.6

Pug

3

0.6

3

100.0

0

0.0

3

0.1

Polish Tatra Sheepdog

3

0.6

2

66.6

1

33.3

7

0.3

Siberian Husky

3

0.6

3

100.0

0

0.0

33

1.4

Weimaraner

3

0.6

1

33.3

2

66.6

6

0.2

Saint Bernard

2

0.4

2

100.0

0

0.0

14

0.6

Jack Russell Terrier

2

0.4

1

50.0

1

50.0

7

0.3

Caucasian Shepherd

2

0.4

2

100.0

0

0.0

7

0.3

Miniature Poodle

2

0.4

1

50.0

1

50.0

4

0.1

Standard Poodle

2

0.4

2

100.0

0

0.0

22

0.9

Yorkshire Terrier

2

0.4

2

100.0

0

0.0

81

3.5

Other breeds

31

6.3

24

77.4

7

22.5

433

19.0

Crossbreed

151

30.6

103

68.2

48

31.7

692

30.4

Total

492

17.8c

373

75.8

119

24.1

2271

82.2

  1. aPercentage of dogs with low-grade MCTs within a given breed of dog with MCTs
  2. bPercentage of dogs with high-grade MCTs within a given breed of dog with MCTs
  3. cPercentage of dogs with MCTs among all tested dogs
  4. dTotal number of dogs with other skin tumours within a given breed