Perhaps the most difficult of all the tumours we deal with in veterinary medicine is the mast cell tumour (MCT). Because it is a common tumour, every veterinary surgeon at…

Tumours of the thyroid Thyroid tumours account for approximately 1–4% (Birchard & Roesel 1981, Loar 1986, Ogilvie 1996, Priester & McKay 1980, Waters & Scott-Moncrieff 1998, Wheeler 1989) of all…

In this section a general discussion of the STS family follows. The section is divided into canine and feline sarcomas to facilitate emphasizing some of the differences encountered in the…

Laryngeal tumours Cancers of the laryngeal region are rare in both dogs and cats. No breed predilection has been seen in either species. Benign laryngeal oncocytomas (rhabdomyomas) occur infrequently in…

Oesophageal cancer in cats and dogs is very rare. The most common types are squamous cell carcinoma and other carcinomas, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma and osteosarcoma (Gualtieri et al 1999a, Jacobs &…

Radiation for the treatment of veterinary patients is a limited but invaluable resource. It has many applications in veterinary medicine and can be used as sole treatment or more commonly…

Brain tumours occur in dogs more frequently than any other domestic species with a reported incidence of 14.5/100 000 in one US study (Vandevelde 1984). They are typically seen in older…

Tumours of the skin and subcutaneous tissues are the most common tumours in the dog, accounting for one-third of all neoplasms (Bostock 1986, Brodey 1970, Finnie & Bostock 1979, Rothwell…

The spleen performs a number of functions in the body, one of which is as a secondary organ of haematopoiesis. This function usually ceases at birth but in dogs a…

What role does surgery play in the treatment of cancer? This is variable, but virtually all cancer patients have some sort of surgical event, whether it is a biopsy to…