Chapter 27: Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Web Chapter 27 Soft Tissue Sarcomas Tania Ann Banks, Gatton, Australia Julius M. Liptak, Ottawa, Canada Terminology Sarcoma is a broad term for malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs)…
von Willebrand Disease and Hereditary Coagulation Factor Deficiencies
Chapter 62 von Willebrand Disease and Hereditary Coagulation Factor Deficiencies Marjorie B. Brooks, Ithaca, New York Thrombocytopenia and acquired coagulation factor deficiencies are the most common hemostatic defects encountered in clinical…
Management of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs
Chapter 60 Management of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs Valerie Johnson, Fort Collins, Colorado Steven Dow, Fort Collins, Colorado Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is one of the most devastating and rapidly fatal…
Plasma Cell Neoplasms
Chapter 86 Plasma Cell Neoplasms Rachel Sternberg, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Davis M. Seelig, Madison, Wisconsin Laura D. Garrett, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Plasma cell neoplasms originate from terminally differentiated B lymphocytes that have undergone malignant transformation….
Chapter 23: Treatment of Insulinoma in Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets
Web Chapter 23 Treatment of Insulinoma in Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Karelle A. Meleo, Seattle, Washington Mark E. Peterson, New York, New York Insulinoma, or functional beta-cell tumor, originates from the islet…
Diet and Diabetes
Chapter 46 Diet and Diabetes Debra L. Zoran, College Station, Texas Diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats is a complex, multifactorial disease that develops secondary to a relative or absolute insulin…
Perineal Tumors
Chapter 82 Perineal Tumors Michelle M. Turek, Athens, Georgia Many types of neoplasia can affect the perineum of dogs and cats. These include tumors whose development is not specific to this…
Urinary Bladder Cancer
Chapter 83 Urinary Bladder Cancer Deborah W. Knapp, West Lafayette, Indiana Canine Urinary Bladder Tumors Urinary bladder cancer comprises approximately 2% of all reported malignancies in the dog. With the pet…
Bilaterally Symmetric Alopecia in Dogs
Chapter 39 Bilaterally Symmetric Alopecia in Dogs Robert Allen Kennis, Auburn, Alabama Endocrine diseases are among the many causes of symmetric alopecia in the dog. In certain situations the cutaneous manifestations…
