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what is the most common clinical presentation of canine lymphoma?

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stage 3 (generalized peripheral lymphadenopathy) or 4 (hepatosplenic), substage a (asymptomatic)
multicentric
intermediate-high grade
B cell

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list 5 prognostic factors of canine lymphoma

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stage 1/2 > 3/4 > 5
substage A > B
B cell > T Cell (except indolent t cell)
hypercalcemia = poor
primary hepatic or GI = poor

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list the various immunophenotyping types for canine lymphoma

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IHC
ICC
PARR
Flow cytometry

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what is the gold standard immunophenotyping test for canine lymphoma?

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IHC but expensive and requires biopsy

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what drugs are in the CHOP protocol

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vincristine
cyclophosphamide
doxorubicin
prednisone

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canine indolent lymphoma (T cell) treatment and prognosis?

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solitary - remove LN
multicentric - chemo when warranted (prednisone w/ chlorambucil)
good prognosis, live yrs

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aggressive canine lymphoma treatment and prognosis?

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CHOP
MST longer w B cell then T cell

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feline small cell lymphoma type II
T or B cell?
clinical presentation?
treatment?
prognosis?

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T cell
indolent, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, acute weight loss
chlorambucil + prednisolone, GI support
good prognosis 2.5-3yr

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feline large cell lymphoma type I
T or B cell?
clinical presentation?
treatment?
prognosis?
- response to chemo MST
- no response to chemo MST
- steroids only MST

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T cell
aggressive, acute diarrhea, hyporexia, weight loss
CHOP
worse prognosis 1.5 months
- 6-8mo
- 4-6wk
- 1-2mo

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feline large B cell tumors
clinical presentation?
treatment?
prognosis?
- response to chemo MST
- no response to chemo MST
- steroids only MST

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aggressive, acute diarrhea, hyporexia, weight loss
CHOP
worse prognosis 3.5 months
- 6-8mo
- 4-6wk
- 1-2mo

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what canine breeds are at most risk of TCC

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Scottish terrier (highest risk, 18x)
Shetland sheepdog
Beagle
Wirehaired fox terrier
West highland white terrier

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what test can you do to test for TCC? when should it be used?

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B-RAF test (urine sample)
screening test - should not be used alone to make treatment decisions

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what is the field carcinogenesis effect? what tumor type is this associated with?

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TCC
microscopic carcinogenic cells distant to primary tumor but within the same organ

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etiology of TCC?

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multifactorial

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most dogs with TCC are what grade?

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intermediate-high
T2 (invasion of bladder wall)

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in a dog with TCC, if you want to evaluate the pelvic urethra which diagnostic is preferred?

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cystoscopy

difficult to see w/ US or CT

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Be able to describe the % risk of benign and malignant mammary tumors in dogs vs cats

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dogs 50% benign, 50% malignant
cats 85-90% malignant

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Be able to describe the difference in surgical approach to mammary tumors between dogs vs cats

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dogs - lumpectomy or mammectomy

cats - chain mammectomy

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dog and cat breeds overrepresented with mast cell tumors

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boxer - low grade
shar pei - high grade
siamese cats

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diagnostics for MCT?

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FNA
local LN palpation + FNA

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what are the 3 criteria that must be met in order to skip pre-surgical staging for a MCT?

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  1. LN negative
  2. no negative prognostic factors (location, breed, recurrence, ulcer, Gi signs)
  3. appropriately large
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what are the tests used to stage MCT patients?

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cbc, chem, UA
thoracic rads
FNA of LN
abdominal US
+/- tumor biopsy

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what is the treatment of choice for patients with MCT.

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aggressive surgical excision is the treatment of choice ~ 3cm

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do the number of cutaneous mast cell tumors influence outcome? prognosis?

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no - doesn’t influence outcome

85% 2-5yr survival w/ sx alone for multiple low-int grade

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There are 9 prognostic factors for dogs with MCT. how do these prognostic factors affect prognosis? - histologic grade - clinical stage - location - growth/proliferation/ulceration - local recurrence - mitotic index
1. age 2. sex 3. breed 4. histologic grade (low/int > high) 5. clinical stage (LN mets poor) 6. location (haired skin > mucus membranes) 7. growth/proliferation/ulcer (poor) 8. local recurrence (poor) 9. mitotic index predicts outcome (higher the worse)
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If you have a young siamese cat with multifocal masses on the head/neck what would you be suspicious of? treatment?
histiocytic - macrophages and mast cells no treatment - spontaneous regression
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in cats, are cutaneous or visceral mast cell tumors generally worse? prognosis for visceral?
visceral worse splenic - 18mo MST GI - 240 days
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what is a difference between splenic and GI mast cell tumors in cats?
peripheral mastocytosis common in splenic form NOT GI
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Palladia (Toceranib) MOA? what are the most common side effects to be aware of when using it?
KIT kinase inhibitor GI - vomit, diarrhea, anorexia, GI bleeds
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chemotherapy options for dogs vs cats with MCT
dogs - pred/vin cats - CCNU (lomustine), palladia, pred/vin
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when can you use tigilanol tiglate for MCT?
non-metastatic cutaneous MCT non-metastatic SQ MCT located at or distal to the elbow/hock in dogs any cytological grade < 10cm3 must be accessible to injection
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what EKG findings can you often see with HSA?
VPCs w/ splenic tumors electrical alternans w/ cardiac effusion/tamponade
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how can you get a definitive diagnosis of HSA?
explore laparotomy and splenectomy with **histopathology**
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List the unique surgical considerations with splenic HSA
mortality hemorrhage thromboembolic events DIC cardiac arrhythmias tumor seeding
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what is the prognosis following surgery or surgery plus chemotherapy with HSA
surgery - 19-86 days MST surgery + chemo = 6mo 1yr survival less than 10%
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what is the treatment and prognosis for dermal HSA to visceral HSA.
dermal - surgery is often curative, 18mo to >4yrs w/ prognosis being better if predisposed breed, solar changes and on ventral abdomen visceral - surgery (best), radiation or chemo
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what type of adrenal tumor is more likely to invade the caudal vena cava? which side is not likely to invade it?
pheochromocytoma right side not likely
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screening test for Cushings?
urine cortisol:creatinine ratio
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Diagnostic test for Cushings?
LDDST
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Diagnostic test for pheochromocytoma?
urine normetanephrine:creatinine ratio (most reliable) or plasma-free normetanephrine
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dogs with hyperadrenocorticism are at risk of what?
1. infection 2. thromboembolic disease 3. dehiscence
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what are the treatment options for a pheochromocytoma?
Phenoxybenzamine (𝛼-adrenergic antagonist) 𝛽-adrenergic antagonist (e.g. atenolol) the day of surgery if tachycardia present
43
what should you perform the morning after surgery of an adrenalectomy? what would you expect if... - successful surgery? - failed surgery? - failed surgery or wrong diagnosis?
ACTH-stim test success = cortisol <1 failed = cortisol elevated failed/wrong diagnosis = cortisol normal
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why are adrenal masses becoming an incidental finding? when should these be removed?
abd imaging more common (US or CT) remove if >2cm bc malignant
45
what LN would you want to FNA if a thyroid tumor is suspected?
retropharyngeal LN
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Prognostic factors for a thyroid tumor
1. attachment/invasiveness (freely > invasive) 2. >20cm (negative) 3. medullary thyroid carcinomas (positive) 4. vascular invasion 5. bilateral tumors (decent prognosis, maybe more mets)
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treatment options for thyroid tumor
surgery radiation therapy I-131 (good alternative) chemo - unknown benefit
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prognosis of insulinomas in dogs?
malignant, will met to liver/LN rarely get a cure
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how can you diagnose an insulinoma?
whipples triad paired [insulin] is measured on serum in which hypoglycemia is documented
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components of whipples triad?
hypoglycemia neuroglycopenic signs resolution of clinical signs with glucose supplementation
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what imaging can help diagnose an insulinoma?
ultrasound (Se 35-70%) CT
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insulinoma treatment?
surgery
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what is a risk after surgical excision of an insulinoma?
pancreatitis form manipulation
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what will the dog have to be treated for if both the pancreatic duct and accessory pancreatic duct are sacrificed in surgery for an insulinoma?
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
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what is a postoperative concern after having an insulinoma removed?
patient may have diabetes mellitus and may need insulin therapy life long or transient
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what is the treatment of choice for nasal tumors in dogs? prognosis?
radiation therapy MST 18mo
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what is the treatment of choice of nasal planum SCC in cats?
cryotherapy! small superifical lesions and can be repeated (2 cycles, rapid freeze, slow thaw)
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in cats with nasal tumors, do lymphosarcoma or carcinomas have a better prognosis?
LSA
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most common differentials for a mediastinal mass?
thymoma lymphoma
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a cytology of a mediastinal mass is lymphocyte rich...what are your differentials?
thymoma or lymphoma
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flow cytometry of a mediastinal mass shows a population of both CD4+ and CD8+ cells, what is your diagnosis?
thymoma
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in regard to mediastinal masses, what are the treatment choices for - lymphoma - thymoma? - chemodectoma?
lymphoma - chemo thymoma - surgery chemodectoma - radiation
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diagnostics to determine hypercalcemia as a paraneoplastic syndrome of mediastinal mass?
if serum Ca elevated run ionized Ca can also run PTH and PTHrp
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diagnostics to determine Myasthenia Gravis as a paraneoplastic syndrome of mediastinal mass?
edrophonium chloride pyridostigmine bromide neostigmine bromide
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diagnostics for a solitary lung tumor
thorax rads CT FNA (rarely tru cut biopsy)
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pros and cons of CT imaging for a solitary lung nodule
pro: more sensitive - lymphadenopathy and other lesions cons: doesn't distinguish resectability or inform invasiveness/adhesions

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