Cancer Flashcards
(20 cards)
Tumors
Lumps
Cancer
Neoplasia
Neoplasms
Benign
Don’t invade, grow slowly
Occasionally become cancerous
Can remove
Dogs
Examples of benign
Sebaceous cysts Hematomas Warts Papillomas Lipomas Histiocystomas
Malignant
Grow fast
Invade neighboring tissue and spread (mestastisize)
Carcinomas, lymphomas
Oncology
Study of cancer
Oncologist
Doctors and vets that study and treat
Causes of cancer
UV rays-white dogs Xrays Chemicals-damage cells Cigarettes-respiratory cancer Viruses- Fel V and FIV Genetics- boxers and retrievers
Carcinogen
Any agent that can cause cell damage or disrupt cellular metabolism and result in cancer
Clinical signs
Lumps Lameness Weight loss Depends on benign or malignant Vomiting and diarrhea
Treatments
Surgery to remove
Chemotherapy
Radiation- beam of electrons to kill cancer
Immunotherapy- own body kills
Hyperplasia
Excessive growth
Mammary hyperplasia
Hormones
Dysplasia
Abnormal growth
Adenomas
Benign lumps in glands
Adenocarcinomas
Cancerous lumps in glands
Soft tissue sarcomas
Lymphoma
Dogs in LN
FNA
Hemangiosarcoma
Dogs, spleen and heart
Bleeding tumors
Anemic, depressed, weak
Ultrasound
Urogenital cancer
Bladder
Where urethra enters
Bone
Osteosarcoma Large dogs Painful, lame on leg Fragile bone breaks with X-ray Amputation
FeLV and FIV
Kills in 3 years
Suppresses immune system
