Atlas for the Diagnosis of Tumors in the Dog and Cat

Preface xi
 
Acknowledgments xiii
 
Part I Overview of the Diagnostic Process 1
 
1 Overview of Grading and Staging 3
 
Identification of the process 3
 
Identification of tumor types 5
 
Grading 5
 
Staging 7
 
Staging versus clinical behavior 9
 
Epithelial tumors 12
 
Mesenchymal tumors 26
 
Round cell tumors 32
 
Melanoma 42
 
Conclusion 44
 
References 45
 
Part II Case Studies 49
 
2 Selected Lesions of the Head and Neck 51
 
Bone tumors of the head 51
 
Osteoma 51
 
Osteosarcoma 51
 
Mass lesions of the ear canal 54
 
Aural polyp 54
 
Ceruminous adenoma 55
 
Ceruminous carcinoma 56
 
Mass lesions of the external ear pinna 57
 
Histiocytoma 57
 
Squamous cell carcinoma 58
 
Mass lesions of the conjunctiva and nictitans 59
 
Papilloma 59
 
Squamous cell carcinoma 60
 
Hemangiosarcoma 62
 
Melanoma 63
 
Eyelid masses 64
 
Meibomian gland adenoma 64
 
Spindle cell tumor 65
 
Lesions of the oral and nasal mucosal epithelium 66
 
Eosinophilic inflammation 67
 
Lymphoplasmacellular inflammation 68
 
Lymphosarcoma 69
 
Epulis 70
 
Acanthomatous epulis 70
 
Ossifying epulis 71
 
Viral papilloma 72
 
Squamous cell carcinoma 73
 
Melanoma 74
 
Nasal cavity tumors 76
 
Adenocarcinoma 76
 
Chondrosarcoma 77
 
Mass lesions of the canine and feline muzzle skin 78
 
Sebaceous gland nodular hyperplasia 78
 
Sebaceous gland adenoma 79
 
Sebaceous epithelioma 79
 
Trichoblastoma (Basal cell tumor) 80
 
Mast cell tumor 82
 
Plasma cell tumor 83
 
Mass lesions of the submandibular region 84
 
Reactive lymph node 85
 
Malignant lymphoma 86
 
Normal salivary gland

Anita R. Kiehl, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVP, is a veterinary pathologist and co-founder of Florida Vet Path, Inc. and FVP Consultants in Bushnell, Florida, USA.
 
Maron Brown Calderwood Mays, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, is a veterinary pathologist and co-owner of Florida Vet Path, Inc. and FVP Consultants in Bushnell, Florida, USA.