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Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs

...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 alleviate obstructions...
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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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Hip Luxation

...not feasible due to injury or poor hip conformation. The femoral head and neck ostectomy removes the femoral head and neck producing a “false joint.” Function is very good with...
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Femoral Capital Physeal Fractures

...Head and Neck Ostectomy (FHO): An FHO procedure involves surgical excision of the femoral head and neck (the top portion of the thigh bone that connects it to the hip...
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Mast Cell Tumors

...locations found in feline patients are the head and neck followed by the extremities. Additionally, cutaneous mast cell tumors found on the head and neck of cats are less aggressive...
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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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Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy

...to the base of the ear or at the throatlatch area, tossing the head or reluctance to accept the bit or perform under saddle in specific head positions. Once there...
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Osteochondrosis of the Shoulder

...(back) surface of the humeral head (Figure 1). Osteochondrosis begins with a failure of immature cartilage to form bone in the humeral head. This failure leads to abnormal cartilage thickening...