Atlas of Tumours - Oncology in Daily Clinical Practice

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This book describes a practical, simple work protocol which may be useful to most of those first-opinion veterinary practitioners who have to deal with cases of neoplasia in their practices. It combines the experience in clinical oncology of a first-opinion veterinary surgeon and the knowledge of a veterinary practitioner specialised in this field, and includes a wide variety of images of the most common tumours in small animals as well as in exotic species. Some key aspects such as how to collect and send samples to the laboratory, and basic surgical techniques in oncology are also addressed.

Authors

ADRI?N DUARTE ROMAIRONE

Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, General Pico, La Pampa, part of the National University of La Pampa (Argentina). Currently in the final stage of his PhD. Veterinary clinician since

1987. Owner of Centro de Diagn?stico Veterinario, which specializes in diagnosing diseases in companion animals and birds of prey. Owner and editor of the website www.diagnosticoveterinario.com. His areas of interest include clinical oncology, diagnostic cytology, soft tissue surgery, oncology and traumatology, with a particular focus on osteosynthesis by internal and external fixation, and medical and surgical pathology of birds of prey.

JUAN CARLOS CARTAGENA ALBERTUS

Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Zaragoza,

1987. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Master of Science (MSc), accredited by AVEPA in the fields of oncology and soft tissue surgery and university specialist in endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery (EAMIS). He is also a member of the European Society of Veterinary Oncology (ESVONC) and of the endoscopy, oncology and soft-tissue surgery working groups of AVEPA. He currently works at Night Vets Limited in Upminster, UK.

Table of contents

General aspects of clinical oncology

1. Basic principles of the diagnostic approach

? ? ? Paraneoplastic syndromes

? ? ? Clinical signs of suspected cancer

2. Sample collection and transport to the laboratory

? ? ? Sample collection

? ? ? Fixation and storage of the sample

3. Principles of surgical oncology

? ? ? Safety margins

? ? ? Surgical manipulation of the tumour

Cancer types by system

4. Tumours of the reproductive system in males and females

? ? ? Female reproductive system: mammarytumours

? ? ? Male reproductive system: testicular neoplasms

? ? ? Male reproductive system: prostatic neoplasms

5. Skin tumours

? ? ? Aetiology

? ? ? Classification

? ? ? Diagnostic approach in the clinic

? ? ? Common skin tumours

6. Tumours of the digestive system

? ? ? Oral malignancies

? ? ? Gastric neoplasms

? ? ? Intestinal neoplasms

7. Neoplasms of the eye and orbit

? ? ? Neoplasms of the eyelids

? ? ? Other neoplasms

? ? ? Intraocular neoplasms

? ? ? Orbital neoplasms

? ? ? Mesenchymal tumours

? ? ? Secondary intraocular tumours

? ? ? Diagnostic investigation

? ? ? Treatment

8. Neoplasms of the limbs.

? ? ? Osteosarcoma

? ? ? Aetiology

? ? ? Clinical signs

? ? ? Diagnosis

9. Neoplasms in non-traditional species

? ? ? Common tumours in non-traditional species

10. Practical chemotherapy

? ? ? Treatments

? ? ? Side effects of chemotherapy

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