Decision Making in Small Animal Oncology

Decision Making in Small Animal Oncology is a practical manual for the increasing number of veterinarians called upon to treat patients with cancer. This case-based quick reference leads practitioners through diagnosis, treatment, and management decisions, offering reliable guidance for more effective management of cancer care. With easy-to-follow algorithms to assist the reader through the critical thinking process, Decision Making in Small Animal Oncology answers the questions most commonly asked in daily practice to provide the cancer knowledge practitioners and students need in general practice.

Contributors ix Forward xi 1 Introduction: Cancer Biology and Terminology 3 2 Paraneoplastic Syndromes 19 3 Clinical Approach to the Cancer Patient 45 4 Biopsy, Tissue Handling and Interpretation 51 5 Cancer Treatment Modalities 69 6 Tumours of the Skin and Subcutis 129 45 7 Mast Cell Tumours 147 8 Canine and Feline Histiocytic Disorders 161 9 Canine Lymphoma and Leukaemia 171 10 Feline Lymphoma and Leukemia 197 11 Splenic Tumours 211 12 Gastrointestinal Tumours 217 13 Tumours of the Respiratory System 239 14 Endocrine Tumours 283 15 Tumours of the urinary system 303 16 Tumours of the Reproductive Tract 315 17 Canine and Feline Mammary Tumours 327 18 Tumours of the Musculoskeletal System 337 19 Tumours of the Brain, Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves and Special Senses 355 20 Miscellaneous Tumours 369 Index 373