Small Animal Topic

Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs

...hypercalcemia and presence of lymph node involvement. Surgical removal of these nodes can produce long-term relief of constipation. Some animals have had multiple surgeries to remove recurrent lymph nodes to...
Large Animal Topic

Angular Limb Deviation in Horses

Figure 1a. Incomplete formation of the bones in the carpus. Young foals can commonly have crooked legs (either front, hind or both), otherwise known as Angular Limb Deviation or Deformity...
Small Animal Topic

Mammary Tumors

...character of all the mammary masses and assess local lymph node enlargement. Other procedures are performed to stage the cancer (determine what type it is and where it is located...
Small Animal Topic

Bone Tumors in Cats and Dogs

...grade (i.e., osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma), whether the surgical margins are free of tumor cells (for limb-sparing surgery), and whether the tumor has spread to a regional lymph node. Figure 5...
Small Animal Topic

Mast Cell Tumors

...analysis of the tumor has been performed. The tumor is removed and submitted for histopathology. Metastasis (spread of tumor cells) occurs first at the local lymph nodes and then potentially...
Small Animal Topic

Lung Lobe Tumors

...longer when the tumor is smaller or located on the periphery of the lung lobe (15–17.5 months), when the lymph nodes are small (20 months) and when the tumor can...
Large Animal Topic

Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

...epiglottis, which is a triangular shaped piece of cartilage that flips up to protect the airway during swallowing so that food does not enter the trachea and progress down into...
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Dual Certification Requirements 2019-2020

Large Animal Curricula: Angular Limb Deformities has been removed as a category. Small Animal Curriculum: Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy cases to be recorded separately from other MIS cases....
Small Animal Topic

Chylothorax

...material into an intestinal lymphatic vessel or lymph node to allow for the delineation of TD anatomy and confirm TDL after surgery (lymphangiography, Figure 2). Another technique that has shown...