• Tumors in Domestic Animals, Fifth Edition is a fully revised new edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative reference on veterinary tumor pathology in common domestic animals, now in full color throughout with the most current advances in research and diagnostics.

    • Now in full color with hundreds of exquisite new images showing diagnostic features, pathogenesis, and techniques
    • Adds new sections on relevant clinical pathology and oncology
    • Updated throughout to include the very latest advances in research and diagnostics
    • Takes a logical, user-friendly system approach
    • Written by leading experts on animal tumor pathology

  • 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
    José 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. Löhr, 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 Peña, 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 Sílvia Sisó-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

  • Donald J. Meuten

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

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