Large-scale epidemiological and diagnostic assessment of canine cytology in Portugal: insights from 12,671 retrospective cases

Veterinary World Volume 18, Issue 10

Oct 2025

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Large-scale epidemiological and diagnostic assessment of canine cytology in Portugal: insights from 12,671 retrospective cases

Paula Brilhante-Simões , Ricardo Lopes , Leonor Delgado , Ana Machado , Augusto Silva , Carla Gomes , Ângela Martins , Ricardo Marcos , Felisbina Queiroga , Justina Prada
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¹ INNO Veterinary Laboratories, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710–300 Braga, Portugal; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative (CESPU), 4585-116, Gandra

² Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative (CESPU), 4585-116, Gandra, Portugal; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás–os–Montes e Al

³ INNO Veterinary Laboratories, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710–300 Braga, Portugal; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative (CESPU), 4585-116, Gandra

⁴ INNO Veterinary Laboratories, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710–300 Braga, Portugal; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás–os–Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.

⁵ INNO Veterinary Laboratories, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710–300 Braga, Portugal.

⁶ Animal Health Ireland, 2-5 The Archways, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim N41 WN27, Republic of Ireland.

⁷ Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.

⁸ Cytology and Hematology Diagnostic Services, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; Animal Mor

⁹ Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás–os–Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal; Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-

¹⁰ Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás–os–Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal; Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-

Corresponding Author: Felisbina Queiroga (fqueirog@gmail.com)

Brilhante-Simões et al. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.2955-2968

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