Oncology in Senior Animals with Clinical Cases

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
Authors: Cartagena Albertus, Juan Carlos;Romairone Duarte, Adrián
Release date: 2019
ISBN: 9788417640705
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 22 x 28

The book Oncology in senior animals shows the neoplasms most commonly diagnosed in animals in the senior age range and describes their most common clinical signs, diagnostic approach, prognosis and treatment. It includes clinical cases.

Table of contents

1. General aspects of senior oncology
   General aspects of senior oncology
     Oncology in senior animals
       Introduction
       What are the clinical effects of age?
       Are senior patients more likely to get cancer because of their age?
       Treating the senior patient
       The oncology visit
     Paraneoplastic syndromes
       Introduction
       Causes and origin of
       paraneoplastic syndromes
       Paraneoplastic syndromes and early diagnosis in oncology
       Paraneoplastic syndromes by body system
       Miscellaneous manifestations

2. Most common neoplasms in senior oncology
   Cutaneous tumours
     Introduction
       Prevalence of cutaneous tumours
       Aetiology
     Assessing a cutaneous tumour
       Cytology
       Biopsy
       Staging
     Most common cutaneous tumours
       Squamous cell carcinoma
       Mast cell tumour
       Cutaneous melanoma
       Cutaneous lymphoma
       Histiocytoma
       Cutaneous plasmacytoma
       Fibrovascular papillomas
       Basal cell carcinoma
       Hepatoid adenoma
       Injection-site sarcoma

     Digestive tumours in senior patients
       Oral tumours
       Introduction
       Classification
       Oral melanoma
       Squamous cell carcinoma
       Fibrosarcoma
       Epulides

     Gastrointestinal tumours
       General clinical signs
       Gastrointestinal tumours in dogs
       Gastrointestinal tumours in cats
   Eyelid and orbital tumours
     Introduction
       Nuclear sclerosis
       Iris atrophy
     Eyelid tumours in senior dogs and cats
       Meibomian gland adenomas and adenocarcinomas
       Melanomas
       Histiocytomas
       Mast cell tumours
       Hidrocystoma
       Peripheral nerve sheath tumours
       Squamous cell carcinoma
       Basal cell carcinoma
       Fibrosarcomas
     Orbital tumours in senior dogs and cats
       Introduction to orbital disorders
       Introduction to orbital tumours
       Orbital tumours in cats
   Musculoskeletal tumours in senior patients
     Osteosarcoma
       Tumour presentation and behaviour
       Clinical signs
       Aetiology
       Diagnosis
       Treatment
       Clinical course and prognosis in canine and feline osteosarcoma
     Soft tissue sarcomas
       Introduction
       Injection-site sarcoma in cats
   Haemolymphatic system tumours in senior patients
     Introduction
     Canine lymphoma
       Introduction
       Epidemiology
       Clinical presentation
       Diagnosis
       Treatment
   Leukaemia
       Classification
       Malignant lymphoproliferative disorders
       Myeloproliferative diseases
       Myelodysplastic syndromes
       How to identify leukaemia
       Treating leukaemia
     Feline leukaemia

3. Common clinical cases in senior oncology
   Common clinical cases in senior oncology
     Anaemia due to hyperoestrogenism caused by a tumour
       Clinical history
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests
       Treatment
       Theoretical aspects
     Squamous cell carcinoma in senior cats
       Introduction
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests and definitive diagnosis
       Medical and surgical treatment
       Clinical course
       Theoretical aspects
     Vaginal polyps in senior patients
       Introduction
       Clinical history
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests
       Treatment options
       Theoretical aspects
     Oral canine melanoma
       Clinical history
       Surgical treatment
       Immunotherapy
     Eyelid mast cell tumour in a cat
       Clinical history
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests
       Diagnosis
       Treatment
       Clinical course
       Theoretical aspects
     Nasal lymphoma in a cat
       Clinical history
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests
       Diagnosis
       Treatment
       Prognosis
       Theoretical aspects
     Mediastinal lymphoma in a cat
       Clinical history
       Clinical examination
       Diagnostic tests
       Treatment
       Theoretical aspects

References

Authors

JUAN CARLOS CARTAGENA ALBERTUS
He works at Broadway Veterinary Hospital in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (UK).

ADRIÁN ROMAIRONE DUARTE
He has worked as a clinical veterinary surgeon since 1987. He is the owner of Centro de
Diagnóstico Veterinario, a clinic that specialises in the diagnosis of pets and birds of prey.