Anatomic Pathology for Veterinary Clinicians [Team-IRA]

A concise guide for practising vets on anatomic pathology, this book aids the reader’ s understanding of pathology, thus allowing optimisation of diagnostic tests. Anatomic Pathology for Veterinary Clinicians will teach practitioners how to: - take quality biopsy samples to get better results - understand histopathology reports - know when additional tests are warranted and are likely to give clinically useful information. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Abbreviations 1 Submission of samples Introduction The submission form and the clinical history Sample packaging The importance of fixation Submission of challenging samples Tissue handling and artefacts What happens to a sample when it reaches the lab? Self-assessment: multiple choice questions Self-assessment: case study 2 Post-mortem examinations and gross pathology Introduction Performing a small animal post-mortem examination Describing gross lesions Self-assessment: gross lesion descriptions Self-assessment: quick quiz questions 3 Biopsy types with regards to tumour grading and margin assessment Introduction Different types of biopsies, and their pros and cons Challenges with tumours and incisional biopsy types Margin assessment Self-assessment: multiple choice questions Self-assessment: case study 4 Gastrointestinal and liver biopsies Introduction Gastrointestinal biopsies Liver biopsies Self-assessment: multiple choice questions 5 Special stains, immunohistochemistry and additional testing Introduction Special stains Immunohistochemistry PARR and other PCR-based tests ISH/FISH Self-assessment: ‘What’s your diagnosis?’ 6 Oncology: recognizing features of neoplasia and of malignancy Introduction Nomenclature Pre-neoplastic changes Benign versus malignant tumours Hallmarks of differentiation Inflammatory and neoplastic pathology Self-assessment: quick fire quiz 7 Oncology: histological descriptions, grading of neoplasms and additional prognostication Introduction Histological descriptions of neoplasms Histological grading systems Additional prognostication Self-assessment: ‘What histological grade would you give?’ Self-assessment answers References Further reading Index