2020 Flashcards
1
Q
stereotactic body radiation therapy
SBRT
A
2
Q
The most
common locations for primary cardiac tumors
A
the right atrium/auricle and the heart base
3
Q
the
most common heart base tumors
A
Chemodectomas, or aortic body tumors
4
Q
the
most common heart base tumors
A
Chemodectomas, or aortic body tumors
5
Q
Heart base tumors in dogs
A
The most common: Chemodectomas, or aortic body tumors.
Sporadic cases of other tumor types of the heart or heart base include ectopic thyroid carcinoma, lymphoma, myxoma, and sarcoma.
6
Q
Median of overall survival time in dogs with heart base tumor and SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy)
A
404 days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 239e554 days (C.R. Kruckman-Gatesy et al.)
