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Gallbladder Mucocele

A gallbladder mucocele is the distention of the gallbladder by an inappropriate accumulation of mucus. Decreased bile flow, decreased gallbladder motility, and altered absorption of water from the gallbladder lumen...
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Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Obstruction

...neoplasia, a gallbladder mucocele, inflammation of the wall of the gallbladder, or obstruction from gallstones, cancer, or parasites. Your pet’s veterinarian may run tests comparing the bilirubin concentration of the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...(2027-LA), director Staff Liaison: Kimberly Soehnlein Courtney Campbell (2023-SA), chair Po Chou (2023-SA), assistant chair Aylin Atilla (2026-SA) Caroline Constant (2024-LA) Katja Duesterdieck-Zellmer (2025-LA) Javier Gallegos (2025-SA) Karen Hassan (2023-LA)...