Tumors in Domestic Animals

Donald J. Meuten, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, is Professor Emeritus at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

List of Contributors, vi Preface, vii 1 An Overview of Molecular Cancer Pathogenesis, Prognosis, and Diagnosis, 1 John M. Cullen and Matthew Breen 2 Trimming Tumors for Diagnosis and Prognosis, 27 Paul C. Stromberg and Donald J. Meuten 3 Immunohistochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications in Oncology, 44 Jose A. Ramos ]Vara and Luke B. Borst 4 Epithelial and Melanocytic Tumors of the Skin, 88 Michael H. Goldschmidt and Kyle H. Goldschmidt 5 Mesenchymal Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissues, 142 Mattie J. Hendrick 6 Mast Cell Tumors, 176 Matti Kiupel 7 Tumors of the Hemolymphatic System, 203 Victor E. Valli, Dorothee Bienzle, Donald J. Meuten, and Keith E. Linder 8 Canine and Feline Histiocytic Diseases, 322 Peter F. Moore 9 Tumors of Joints, 337 Linden E. Craig and Keith G. Thompson 10 Tumors of Bone, 356 Keith G. Thompson and Keren E. Dittmer 11 Tumors of Muscle, 425 Barry J. Cooper and Beth A. Valentine 12 Tumors of the Respiratory Tract, 467 Dennis W. Wilson 13 Tumors of the Alimentary Tract, 499 John S. Munday, Christiane V. Lohr, and Matti Kiupel 14 Tumors of the Liver and Gallbladder, 602 John M. Cullen 15 Tumors of the Urinary System, 632 Donald J. Meuten and Travis L.K. Meuten 16 Tumors of the Genital Systems, 689 Dalen W. Agnew and N. James MacLachlan 17 Tumors of the Mammary Gland, 723 Michael H. Goldschmidt, Laura Pena, and Valentina Zappulli 18 Tumors of the Endocrine Glands, 766 Thomas J. Rosol and Donald J. Meuten 19 Tumors of the Nervous System, 834 Robert J. Higgins, Andrew W. Bollen, Peter J. Dickinson, and Silvia Siso-Llonch 20 Tumors of the Eye, 892 Richard R. Dubielzig 21 Tumors of the Ear, 923 Bradley L. Njaa Appendix: Diagnostic Schemes and Algorithms, 942 Introduction, 942 Mitotic count, 944 Canine melanomas and melanocytic neoplasms, 946 Histologic grading of canine cutaneous mast cell tumors, 948 Prognosis of canine cutaneous mast cell tumors, 949 Canine subcutaneous mast cell tumors, 951 Cytologic grading of canine cutaneous mast cell tumors, 952 Evaluation of regional lymph node metastasis in canine cutaneous mast cell tumors, 953 Canine oral perioral mast cell tumors, 955 Feline cutaneous mast cell tumors, 956 Canine soft tissue mesenchymal tumor (sarcoma), 957 Canine soft tissue mesenchymal tumor: Future?, 959 Joint tumors in dogs, 960 Lymphoma and lymphoid leukemia prognoses, 961 Enlarged lymph node evaluation in dogs, 965 Bone marrow evaluation, 966 PARR (PCR for antigen receptor rearrangement), 967 Canine and feline nasal tumors, 969 Scoring system and prognosis for canine lung tumors, 970 Histologic grading and prognosis for feline lung tumors, 971 Mammary, 972 Urothelial (transitional) cell carcinoma (UC), 973 Skin masses, 975 Canine breed predispositions for epidermal and melanocytic tumors, 976 Index, 979