Oncology in Senior Animals with Clinical Cases

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By Adrián Romairone Duarte and Juan Carlos Cartagena Albertus

Oncology in Senior Animals with Clinical Cases shows the tumours most commonly diagnosed in animals in the senior age range and describes their most common clinical signs, diagnostic approach, prognosis, and treatment. Case studies are included to further the reader’s understanding of these pathologies.

Recommended Book:

Therapeutic Strategies in Veterinary Oncology

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1. General Aspects of Senior Oncology

Aging and cancer in senior animals
Clinical effects of age
Treating older cancer patients
Paraneoplastic syndromes and their role in diagnosis

2. Most Common Neoplasms in Seniors

Skin tumors: SCC, mast cell tumor, melanoma, lymphoma, histiocytoma, plasmacytoma, etc.
Digestive tumors: Oral and GI tumors in dogs and cats
Eyelid & orbital tumors: Meibomian tumors, melanomas, SCC, fibrosarcoma
Musculoskeletal tumors: Osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcomas
Haemolymphatic tumors: Lymphoma and leukemia in dogs and cats