Table 3.

Control group patient details

Patient	Breed	Histology	Adam’s stage	Cause of death
1	Puddle	Tubulopapillary carcinoma	T1	Euthanasia due to local progression.
2	Crossbreed	Carcinoma	T2	Euthanasia due to local progression.
3	Akita Inu	Chondrosarcoma	T2	Euthanasia due to local progression to central nervous system
4	Crossbreed	Adenocarcinoma	T3	Death due to local progression.
5	Boxer	Carcinoma	T4	Death due to lung metastasis.
6	Crossbreed	Squamous cell carcinoma	T2	Euthanasia due to breathing difficulty.
7	Crossbreed	Carcinoma	T2	Euthanasia.
8	Labrador Retriever	Carcinoma	T3	Euthanasia due to uncontrollable pain.
9	Fox Terrier	Solid carcinoma	T2	Euthanasia.
10	Cocker Spaniel	Adenocarcinoma	T3	Euthanasia due to local progression and pain.