Cytologic examination of a cutaneous mast cell tumor in a boxer

Veterinary Medicine;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Breeds reportedly predisposed to mast cell tumors include boxers, Boston terriers...samples are often highly cellular. Mast cell tumors tend to be easily identified...stain used. Unfortunately, some mast cell tumors' granules may stain poorly or...

Early cancer diagnosis affords more treatment options

DVM;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......biopsy and histopathologic examination. Mast cell tumors, the most common malignancy in the senior...individual mast tumors histologically, mast cell tumors don't behave predictably. I call mast cell tumors the "trickster." The Veterinary Cancer...

Prognosis good for most solitary tumors

DVM;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......the middle-age and older cat. Mast cell tumors often occur in any age and breed...likely to develop cutaneous mast cell tumors than the other cat breeds. Tumors...therapy. The most common cutaneous mast cell tumors in cats are single, firm and...

TUMORS HAVE BOXER OWNER WORRIED

Post-Tribune (IN);  August 5, 1990 ;     276 words ......tumors is not a good sign. With mast cell tumors, we hope the body stops producing...severe stage of the disease. Mast cell tumors, which look well circumscribed...after the initial diagnosis of mast cell tumors, you need to be alert for the...

Maine coon with tumors may have bad prognosis.

The Boston Herald;  August 8, 1999 ;     197 words ......which showed what our vet called mast cell tumors. He scheduled a follow-up abdominal...prognosis. - R.S. Dear R.S.: Mast cell tumors aren't that common in cats...My practice with dogs with mast cell tumors is to place them on a relatively...

Canine mast cell tumors remain serious clinical problem

DVM;  February 1, 2000 ;     106 words ......abstract form, the latest research in specialty fields. Canine mast cell tumors continue to be a serious clinical problem in veterinary practice...about the diagnosis, prognostic factors and treatment of mast cell disease was presented in research abstracts. There was good...

Canine cancers

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  August 27, 2005 ;     27 words ...Some examples of the high cost of advanced medical treatment for dogs: $3,000 for lymphoma $6,000 for bone tumors $3,500 for mast cell tumors Sources: Angell Memorial Hospital

CATS, LIKE DOGS, CAN DEVELOP SKIN CANCER

Roanoke Times & World News;  March 16, 2003 ;     626 words ......until the new nose is healing well. Mast cell tumors are the next most common type of tumor...cat finds them irritating. Internal mast cell tumors are more often malignant. Internal mast cell tumors may be found in the lung, intestines...

Pets get cancer too

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 23, 2000 ;     613 words ......increase occurred in diagnoses of mast cell tumors, which usually appear as lumps...not just dogs predisposed to mast cell tumors." At increased risk are golden...705 claims for treatment of mast cell tumors, 0.54 percent of the 130,000...

Test your acumen on clinical medicine

DVM;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......address informed client questions about _______. * 12. Mast cell tumors are one of the more unfriendly tumors in daily practice. The chemotherapy of choice in canine mast cell tumors is _______, and it is pretty smooth. * 13. Bladder...

Help for cancerous pet.

Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  September 13, 2006 ;     307 words ......growth removed from her hind leg that turned out to be a mast cell tumor. Do you have any recommendations for treatments or supplements that could increase her chances for survival? Answer: Mast cell tumors, when caught early and treated appropriately are usually...

Mast cell stabilizers help with chronic allergic symptoms

Ophthalmology Times;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......treats the disease chronically, like a mast cell stabilizer," Dr. Luchs said. Patients...patients that I would tend to treat with a mast cell stabilizer." As the category name suggests...is, so the second thing is to take a mast cell stabilizer that will lock down the mast...

Susceptibility to Basal Cell Carcinoma is Associated with High Dermal Mast...

Photochemistry and Photobiology;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......carcinoma (BCC) patients have a higher dermal mast cell prevalence in buttock skin than controls...a relationship exists between dermal mast cell prevalence in sunexposed skin and incidence...South Australian subjects, and dermal mast cell prevalence was quantified. Older subjects...

Effects of Olopatadine on Ocular Mast Cell Stabilization

Ophthalmology Times;  August 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......antihistaminic action combined with potent mast cell stabilization. Such topical therapeutic...olopatadine has demonstrated human conjunctival mast cell stabilization both in vitro and in vivo...the efficacy of olopatadine as both a mast cell stabilizer and antihistamine.1 ...

Promising New Eyedrops for Allergic Conjunctivitis.(Brief...

Family Practice News;  January 1, 2000 ;     596 words ......novel eyedrop that has antihistaminic and mast cell stabilizing actions, is a major advance...explained. As allergen exposure persists, mast cell mediator production and release increase...take care of those mast cells. Ocular mast cell stabilizing drugs such as lodoxamide...