Tumors of the Abdominal Cavity
Chapter 22. Tumors of the Abdominal Cavity SECTION A Stomach Tumors Leslie E. Fox KEY POINTS • Stomach cancer should be suspected in geriatric dogs or cats with a history…
Chapter 22. Tumors of the Abdominal Cavity SECTION A Stomach Tumors Leslie E. Fox KEY POINTS • Stomach cancer should be suspected in geriatric dogs or cats with a history…
Chapter 12. Chemotherapy SECTION A Basic Chemotherapy Principles Carlos O. Rodriguez Jr. KEY POINTS • Tumor cells are most sensitive to chemotherapy before they are clinically detectable. Cytoreduction is recommended…
Chapter 26. Tumors of the Endocrine System SECTION A Adrenal and Pituitary Tumors in Dogs and Cats Amy E. DeClue and Jeffrey N. Bryan KEY POINTS • Adrenal tumors may…
Chapter 23. Tumors of the Skin, Subcutis, and Other Soft Tissues SECTION A Skin Tumors Nicole Northrup and Tracy Gieger KEY POINTS • Most tumors of the skin and subcutis…
Chapter 21. Tumors of the Thoracic Cavity SECTION A Primary Respiratory Tumors Leslie E. Fox and Kerry C. Rissetto KEY POINTS • Identification of a solitary, well-circumscribed lung parenchymal mass…
Chapter 4. Cancer Epidemiology and Statistics Jeff W. Tyler and Jose Armando Villamil KEY POINTS • The highest level of evidence is provided by appropriately designed prospective, randomized, blind, clinical…
Chapter 17. Photodynamic Therapy Dudley L. McCaw and Jeffrey N. Bryan KEY POINTS • Photodynamic therapy (PDT) kills tumor cells by activating a photosensitizing agent with light of a specific…
Chapter 25. Tumors of the Hematopoietic System SECTION A Lymphoma Jeffrey N. Bryan KEY POINTS • Lymphoma is a systemic disease requiring chemotherapy in almost all cases. • Approximately 80%…
Chapter 14. Surgical Interventions in Cancer Eric R. Pope KEY POINTS • Whenever possible, a diagnosis should be established before definitive surgical therapy. • Surgical procedures for oncology patients should…
Chapter 3. Veterinary Cancer Etiology In 1978, the U.S. Congress ordered the development of the first Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The report, designed to educate the public and health professionals…