Small Animal Topic

Mast Cell Tumors

...shorter survival times. This mutation is present in approximately 15–40% of mast cell tumors. Feline Mast Cell Disease: Feline mast cell disease is different from mast cell tumors found in...
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...
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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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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...
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...
Honored Mentor

Charles E. DeCamp

...of surgery. A teacher when we needed a teacher, a task master when we needed a task master, a colleague when we needed a colleague. But most importantly, a true...
Honored Mentor

Mimi Arighi

...and staff. Amazing human being! A master soft tissue surgeon, the Jedi Master of bovine surgery. The Who’s Who of the art of veterinary student education. She imparted her knowledge...
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...