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North, Susan M.

Small animal oncology : an introduction / Susan M. North and Tania A. Banks - New York: Elsevier, c 2009 [Reprint 2010] - vi, 298 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 The human-animal bond and why veterinary oncology is important --
Ch. 2 An introduction to the principles of tumour biology --
Ch. 3 Work-up of the cancer patient --
Ch. 4 Principles of cytology and pathology --
Ch. 5 Concepts of oncology surgery --
Ch. 6 Principles of chemotherapy --
Ch. 7 Principles of radiation oncology --
Ch. 8 Other treatment modalities --
Ch. 9 Oncological emergencies --
Ch. 10 Paraneoplastic syndromes --
Ch. 11 Cancer pain --
Ch. 12 Cancer nutrition --
Ch. 13 Tumours of head and neck --
Ch. 14 Tumours of the larynx and trachea, mediastinum, chest wall and cardiopulmonary system --
Ch. 15 Tumours of the gastrointestinal tract and associated structures --
Ch. 16 Tumours of the hepatobiliary system and exocrine pancreas --
Ch. 17 Tumours of the urogenital tract --
Ch. 18 Tumours of skin and subcutaneous tissues --
Ch. 19 Mast cell tumours --
Ch. 20 Sarcomas of the skin and subcutaneous tissues --
Ch. 21 Tumours of the skeletal system --
Ch. 22 Tumours of the haemolymphatic system --
Ch. 23 Tumours of the spleen --
Ch. 24 Tumours of the nervous system --
Ch. 25 Tumours of the eye and retrobulbar space --
Ch. 26 Tumours of the endocrine system --
Ch. 27 Future directions.

ISBN: 9780702028007 (alk. paper) 0702028002 (alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Veterinary oncology
Dog Diseases

Dewey Class. No.: 636.089 / NOS