Search Results for: node/Hernias

Perineal hernias result from weakening or complete failure of the muscular diaphragm of the pelvis. There are multiple muscles that make up the pelvic diaphragm, which work together for rectal...

...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...

...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...

...allows abdominal organs to migrate into the chest cavity. Frequently, diaphragmatic hernias occur in conjunction with a traumatic event, such as being hit by a car; these animals can have...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...the pelvis and prevent the normal passage of feces. Tumors, strictures, and hernias of the rectum/anus can also contribute to the development of megacolon or constipation. Cats affected with idiopathic...

...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...