Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for dogs bearing MCTs.

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of inoperable MCTs	Dogs with findings suggestive of cardiac, kidney, or liver diseases
MCTs localized in sites not amenable to surgical resection	Concomitant neoplasms
Eligibility to receive chemotherapy with IM or VP	Concurrent diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapy (i.e., severe atopic or immune-mediated disease) other than prednisone
	Concurrent systemic antineoplastic therapy
	MCTs with systemic spread
	Involvement of more than one lymph node
	Dogs weighing less than 5 kg or intended for breeding