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Name a potential side effect associated with Vincristine |
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Name a potential side effect of Doxorubicin |
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Cardiotoxicity
Pancreatitis |
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Name a potential side effect of Lomustine |
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Name a potential side effect of L-asparginase |
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Name a potential side effect of cyclophosphamide |
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What is thought to cause eosinophilic granulomas in cats? |
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- Hypersensitivity
- Allergies to fleas, food or inhalants
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What are characteristics of eosinophilic granulomas? |
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- Linear in shape
- Pink-yellow in color
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What are treatments for eosinophilic granulomas? |
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- Corticosteroids
- Antibiotics
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What is a sarcoma and describe what this would appear like on cytology? |
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- Come from mesenchymal cells and are named by the specific cell type such as fibroblasts (fibrosarcoma) and osteoblasts (osteosarcoma).
- Cytologically, they tend to appear as isolated spindle-shaped cells with elongated cytoplasm and often oval nuclei.
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What is a carcinoma and describe how it would appear on cytology? |
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- Come from epithelial cells including cells of glandular tissues such as salivary glands, mammary glands, and cells lining most tissues including squamous cells or transitional cells.
- The cytologic appearance is that of cohesive clusters of cells. Cells are often polygonal in shape.
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What is a round cell tumor and describe how it would appear cytologically? |
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- There are 5 round cell tumors and most but not all come from blood cells. They are lymphoma, mast cell tumors, plasma cell tumors, histiocytic tumors, and transmissible venereal tumors.
- These are sometimes also referred to as sarcomas (i.e. lymphosarcoma or histiocytic sarcoma).
- Cytologically, they appear usually as large populations of cells that are not in defined clusters. The cells have a round shape, often with unique identifiable features such as the purple granules in mast cell tumors.
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What are the five kinds of round cell tumors? |
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- Lymphoma
- Mast cell tumors
- Plasma cell tumors
- Histiocytic tumors
- Transmissible venereal tumors
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