Cancer Management in Small Animal Practice - E-Book: Cancer Management in Small Animal Practice - E-Book

by MS Henry DVM, MS Higginbotham DVM

Overview

Cancer Management in Small Animal Practice provides you with all the tools needed to diagnose, stage, and manage the many different disease entities known as "cancer." This manual is designed to provide you with easy-to-access, clinically relevant details for complete care of the small animal cancer patient, while considering the needs, concerns, and capabilities of the client. It provides quick reference sections for information not included in current oncology texts, including drug interactions and resources for participation in clinical trials. All information is well referenced and the reference section on the accompanying website includes links to the original and related articles. - The latest information including diagnostic procedures, treatment modalities, and outcome predictions to help clients make the best decisions for their pets. - Expert contributors, renowned for clinical, as well as academic and research expertise, offer a wide breadth and depth of expertise. - Full-color format provides accurate visual depictions of specific diseases and procedures to enhance your diagnostic capabilities. - Key Points highlight critical information, enabling quick, easy access. - Systems approach to diagnosis and management offers logical, systematic, head-to-tail procedure for accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. - Extensive discussions of supportive care limit adverse events and increase patient survival and puts emergency information at the practitioner's fingertips. - Suggested readings highlight the latest information for further investigation and research. - Comprehensive drug safety guidelines thoroughly discuss all information required to safely handle and administer cancer drugs. - Helpful drug formularies offer available formulations, recommended dosages, toxicities, and relative costs. - Chapter on how to access clinical trials provides helpful information and hope for patients and their caregivers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781437701982
Publisher:	Saunders, W. B. Company
Publication date:	12/10/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

Part 1 Cancer Principles and Concepts 1. Pathophysiology and Tumor Cell Growth 2. Genetic Basis of Cancer 3. Veterinary Cancer Etiology A. Environmental, Chemical, and Physical Carcinogens B. Viral Carcinogenesis C. Hormonal Impact on Carcinogenesis Part 2 Evidence-Based Approaches to Cancer in Companion Animals 4. Cancer Epidemiology and Statistics 5. Clinical Trial Design and Access to Clinical Research Studies Part 3 Cancer Diagnosis and Staging 6. Methods of Tumor Diagnosis: Fine-Needle Aspiration and Biopsy Techniques 7. The Cytology of Neoplasia 8. Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, and Tumor Grading 9. Imaging Methods in Cancer Diagnosis A. Radiography B. Ultrasound C. Endoscopy 10. Advanced Imaging Modalities A. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) B. Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) C. Nuclear Scintigraphy 11. Paraneoplastic Syndromes Part 4 The Management of Cancer 12. Chemotherapy A. Basic Chemotherapy Principles B. Chemotherapy Drug Interactions C. Safe Handling of Chemotherapy Drugs D. Chemotherapy Preparation E. Chemotherapy Administration F. Formulary and Sources of Chemotherapeutic Agents 13. Managing Oncologic Emergencies A. Tumor- and Treatment-related Complications B. Treatment of Chemotherapy Extravasations C. Transfusion Considerations 14. Surgical Interventions in Cancer 15. Radiation Therapy A. External Beam Radiation Therapy (Teletherapy) and Brachytherapy B. Radioisotopes in Cancer Therapy C. Management of Radiation Toxicity and Complications 16. Immunotherapy 17. Photodynamic Therapy 18. Supportive Care of the Cancer Patient A. Prevention and Management of Nausea and Vomiting B. Nutritional Management of the Cancer Patient C. Assessment and Management of Pain in the Cancer Patient D. Palliative Care for the Cancer Patient Part 5 Specific Malignancies ― A Head-to-Tail Approach 19. Nervous System Neoplasia 20. Tumors of the Head and Neck A: Oral Tumors B: Nasal Tumors C: Ocular and Periocular Tumors D: Aural Tumors E: Skull Tumors F: Esophageal Tumors G: Laryngeal and Tracheal Tumors 21. Tumors of the Thoracic Cavity A: Primary Respiratory Tumors B: Mediastinal Tumors C: Metastatic Respiratory Tumors D: Rib and Pleural Tumors E: Cardiac and Heart-based Tumors 22. Tumors of the Abdominal Cavity A: Stomach Tumors B: Intestinal Tumors C: Liver, Gall Bladder, and Non-endocrine Pancreatic Tumors D: Splenic Tumors E: Female Reproductive Tumors F: Mammary Tumors G: Male Reproductive Tumors H: Renal Tumors I: Bladder and Urethral Tumors J: Prostate Tumors 23. Tumors of the Skin, Subcutis, and Other Soft Tissues A: Skin Tumors B: Nail Bed Tumors C: Foot Pad Tumors D: Mast Cell Tumors E: Soft-tissue Sarcomas F: Histiocytic Diseases G: Perianal and Anal Sac Tumors 24. Tumors of the Musculoskeletal System 25. Tumors of the Hematopoietic System A: Lymphoma B: Leukemia C: Multiple Myeloma 26. Tumors of the Endocrine System A: Adrenal and Pituitary Tumors B: Thyroid Tumors C: Parathyroid Tumors D: Pancreatic Tumors

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Laura D Garrett, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This comprehensive book covers basic principles of cancer in small animals, the approach to cancer, diagnosis, staging, and management of cancer, and includes detailed discussions of specific cancers from head to tail. A companion website provides further information as well as references.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide general practitioners and students a ready source of information for the best approach to and management of veterinary patients with cancer. This goal is indeed worthy, as a wide range of information, such as sites offering radiation or the current protocol for bisphosphonate use, often needed for cancer patients are also often difficult to locate.
Audience: Veterinary practitioners and students are the intended audience. For some topics, the information is more detailed than most general practitioners would need, but overall the book succeeds at reaching its audience.
Features: This book covers a wide range of aspects of oncology, from the basic science and principles of cancer development and biology to diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutic modalities to supportive care to discussion of specific tumor types. While not a feature many general practitioners may be seeking, the chapters on the biology of cancer as well as epidemiology, statistics, and clinical trials, are outstanding. They are clearly written and to the point and make these challenging topics accessible to students and general veterinarians, who may very well find that reading these chapters improves their understanding and management of their patients' diseases. The book uses many charts and tables to consolidate information for easier access. Some of the tables for drug dosages can be a little difficult to follow across the columns, as there as not divisions between the rows, but overall they are an added benefit to the book. The comprehensive references noted in the chapters are found online (likely to keep the book at a reasonable length). A unique feature is a list of selected references at the end of every section with a brief description of each, making it easier for readers to decide which to seek out. Overall, the information in this book will be useful to veterinarians and may educate them on newer topics in the field as well, such as PET scans, chemoembolization, etc. One area that could have used greater emphasis was the use of the PhaSeal system for chemosafety in practice. While this product is mentioned, the benefits that it provides over other means available for the private practice setting are not made clear. Lastly, while one cytology image erroneously appears twice (as prostatic carcinoma and lymphoma), in general the images are of excellent quality and helpfulness.
Assessment: The quality of this book is equal to other books in the veterinary oncology literature in the expertise of the contributing authors, the information provided, and the quality of the images. The authors have done an outstanding job of summarizing many of the recent findings in veterinary oncology, as well as discussing the unknowns. In this way, this book will be of interest not only to general practitioners and students, but also to oncology residents and specialists.