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Oncology
Oncology
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Veterinary Medicine
Professional
07/27/2011

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Name a potential side effect associated with Vincristine
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Paralytic ileus
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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
Definition
Hepatotoxicity
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Name a potential side effect of L-asparginase
Definition

Anaphylaxis

Pancreatitis

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Name a potential side effect of cyclophosphamide
Definition
Cystitis
Term
What is thought to cause eosinophilic granulomas in cats?
Definition
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Allergies to fleas, food or inhalants
Term
What are characteristics of eosinophilic granulomas?
Definition
  • Linear in shape
  • Pink-yellow in color
Term
What are treatments for eosinophilic granulomas?
Definition
  • Corticosteroids
  • Antibiotics
Term
What is a sarcoma and describe what this would appear like on cytology?
Definition
  • 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. 
Term
What is a carcinoma and describe how it would appear on cytology?
Definition
  • 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. 
Term
What is a round cell tumor and describe how it would appear cytologically?
Definition
  • 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.
Term
What are the five kinds of round cell tumors?
Definition
  1. Lymphoma
  2. Mast cell tumors
  3. Plasma cell tumors
  4. Histiocytic tumors
  5. Transmissible venereal tumors
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