Cancer in dogs and cats : medical and surgical management / [edited by] Wallace B. Morrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morrison, Wallace B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Diseases.

Dogs.

Cats--Diseases.

Cats.

Cancer in animals.

Veterinary oncology.

Dog Diseases--therapy.

Neoplasms--veterinary.

Cat Diseases--surgery.

Cat Diseases--therapy.

Dog Diseases--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Dog Diseases--therapy.

Neoplasms--veterinary.

Cat Diseases--surgery.

Cat Diseases--therapy.

Dog Diseases--surgery.

Physical Description:

xviii, 782 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Wyo. : Teton NewMedia, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1 The Biology of Cancer

1 The New Language of Oncology: Terms Used in Molecular Biology Relating to Cancer / Wallace B. Morrison 3

2 Gene Regulation, Signal Transduction, and Cancer / Wallace B. Morrison 9

3 Cancer-Causing Viruses / Dennis W. May 19

4 Environmental Causes of Naturally Occurring Cancer in Dogs and Cats / Wallace B. Morrison 31

5 Host: Tumor Cell Interaction as a Determinant of Tumor Cell Behavior / David J. Waters 39

6 Chromosomal Changes Associated with Cancer / Kevin A. Hahn 49

Part 2 Principles of Cancer Diagnosis

7 Clinical Evaluation of Cancer Patients / Wallace B. Morrison 57

8 Diagnostic Cytology: Common Techniques for Obtaining Cytology Smears / Wallace B. Morrison 65

9 Using Cytology in the Diagnosis of Cancer / Dennis B. DeNicola, William J. Reagan 73

10 Myeloproliferative and Lymphoproliferative Disorders / William J. Reagan, Dennis B. DeNicola 89

11 Instruments and Techniques for Nonsurgical Biopsy / Wallace B. Morrison 115

12 Principles of the Surgical Biopsy of Cancer / S. Kathleen Salisbury 123

13 Understanding the Biopsy Report: What Else to Ask For / Wallace B. Morrison 131

14 Using Conventional Radiography in Cancer Diagnosis and Monitoring / Samuel Jakovljevic, Wallace B. Morrison 139

15 Ultrasonography for Cancer Diagnosis and Monitoring / William E. Blevins 159

16 Alternative Imaging for the Diagnosis of Cancer / William R. Widmer 177

Part 3 Treatment Modalities for Dogs and Cats with Cancer

17 Selecting the Best Cancer Treatment / Wallace B. Morrison 205

18 Principles of Oncologic Surgery / S. Kathleen Salisbury 209

19 Surgery for Oncologic Emergencies / S. Kathleen Salisbury 217

20 Aggressive Cancer Surgery and Aftercare / S. Kathleen Salisbury 249

21 Blood Transfusion and Management of Pain, Infection, and Nutritional Needs in the Postoperative Cancer Patient / S. Kathleen Salisbury, Elizabeth LaFond, Wallace B. Morrison 303

22 Chemotherapy / Wallace B. Morrison 331

23 Cancer Drug Pharmacology and Clinical Experience / Wallace B. Morrison 339

24 Providing Chemotherapy Safely / Wallace B. Morrison 359

25 Principles of Treating Chemotherapy Complications / Wallace B. Morrison 365

26 Biologic Principles of Radiation Therapy / Donald E. Thrall 375

27 Summary of Results of Cancer Treatment with Radiation Therapy / Margaret McEntee 389

28 Immunotherapy and Biologic Response Modifiers / Deborah W. Knapp 425

29 Photodynamic Therapy / Michael L. Magne 441

Part 4 Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Specific Cancers in Dogs and Cats

30 Mast Cell Tumors / Leslie E. Fox 451

31 Vaccine-Associated Sarcoma / Wallace B. Morrison 461

32 Tumors of the Skin and Subcutis / Randall C. Thomas, Leslie E. Fox 469

33 Cancers of the Head and Neck / Wallace B. Morrison 489

34 Cancers of the Respiratory System / Leslie E. Fox, Robert R. King 497

35 Nonpulmonary Intrathoracic Cancer / Wallace B. Morrison 513

36 Nonlymphomatous Cancers of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Intestines / Wallace B. Morrison 527

37 Primary Cancers and Cancer-like Lesions of the Liver, Biliary Epithelium, and Exocrine Pancreas / Wallace B. Morrison 535

38 Cancers of the Urinary Tract / Wallace B. Morrison 545

39 Cancers of the Reproductive Tract / Wallace B. Morrison 555

40 Canine and Feline Mammary Tumors / Wallace B. Morrison 565

41 Cancer of Endocrine Origin / Cassie B. Waters, J. Catherine R. Scott-Moncrieff 573

42 Skeletal Neoplasms / David J. Waters, Dawn M. Cooley 611

43 Cancers and Benign Proliferative Disorders of Joints / Wallace B. Morrison 627

44 Cancer Affecting the Nervous System / Wallace B. Morrison 631

45 Lymphosarcoma / Mary Ann Vonderhaar, Wallace B. Morrison 641

46 Plasma Cell Neoplasms / Wallace B. Morrison 671

47 Blood Vascular, Lymphatic, and Splenic Cancer / Wallace B. Morrison 679

48 Cancers of Young Dogs and Cats / Wallace B. Morrison 689

49 The Leukemias / Terrance A. Hamilton 693

50 Ocular Tumors of the Dog and Cat / Sheryl Krohne 701

51 Cancers of Unknown Primary Origin / Wallace B. Morrison 727

52 Paraneoplastic Syndromes and the Tumors that Cause Them / Wallace B. Morrison 731

53 Tumors of Uncertain Origin / Wallace B. Morrison 745.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1893441474

OCLC:

46929906