By Joyce E. Obradovich DVM DACVIM
Written by way of a revered professional within the box, this new addition to the Self-Assessment colour evaluation sequence covers medical oncology of the puppy and cat. greater than two hundred instances look in random order, simply as they'd in perform. those situations are provided as self-assessment difficulties comprising built-in questions, illustrations and exact reasons designed to teach at the titanic photo in addition to to supply speedy answers.
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1 Describe the clinical appearance and likely diagnosis for this patient. 2 What additional diagnostic tests should be performed? 3 Given the clinical appearance of the lesions and histopathology results, what treatment can be considered and what is the prognosis for this patient? 25 Questions 48a CASE 48 1 Name the disorder noted on the radiograph (48a) of this 10-year-old Golden Retriever that presented for lameness and swelling of the distal limbs (48b). 2 What is the next diagnostic step for this patient?
5 What factors are considered negative prognostic indicators? CASE 59 A small gingival mass (59) was an incidental finding on this 9-yearold spayed female Golden Retriever. A conservative excisional biopsy was performed at the time of a routine dental prophy and a plasma cell tumor was diagnosed. There were tumor cells present at the margins of the excisional biopsy. 59 1 What is the biologic behavior of this tumor in dogs? 2 What further diagnostic tests should be performed? 3 Is any further treatment necessary?
What treatment is recommended? What are survival expectations with treatment? CASE 76 This 14-year-old neutered male DSH cat had been experiencing ptyalism and dysphagia. There was a foul odor coming from the oral cavity. On examination, there was a sublingual 76 mass that was friable, proliferative, and ulcerative (76). The mass was destroying the tongue tissue and had actually caused a separation of the base of the tongue from the frenulum. A biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). 1 What is the prognosis and expected metastatic rate of this cancer?