Outcome in dogs with surgically resected oral fibrosarcoma (1997–2008)

Oral fibrosarcoma (FSA) is a common oral tumour in dogs, and historically reported survival times after surgical excision range from 7.0 to 12.2 months with local recurrence rates of 32–57%. The purpose of this retrospective study was to report outcome in a cohort of dogs with oral FSA treated with surgical excision with or without adjuvant radiation therapy. Twenty‐nine dogs with a histological diagnosis of FSA arising from the oral cavity that underwent surgical resection of their oral FSA were included in this study. Twenty‐one dogs were treated with surgical excision alone and eight dogs with both surgery and radiation therapy. The median progression‐free interval was >653 days. The median survival time was 743 days. The 1‐ and 2‐year survival rates were 87.7 and 57.8%, respectively. Seven (24.1%) dogs developed local recurrence. Seven dogs (24.1%) developed metastasis.