Chapter 82 Specific Disorders of the Skin and SC Tissues Flashcards
What proportion of skin tumours are malignant in dogs?
And in cats?
21-37% malignant in dogs
60-65% malignant in cats
Whar are the definititions of
Incomplete margins
Close/narrow margins
Complete margins
Incomplete margins: neoplastic cells continuous with surgical margin
Close/narrow margins: neoplastic cells <3mm from surgical margin
Complete margins: neoplastic cels at least 3-5mm from surgical margin (depending on tumour type)
In what tumour types has FNA needle tract seeding been described in dogs?
TCC, pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Following surgical excision, what time interval is recommended before adjuvant radiation?
And vice versa re neoadjuvant radiation follwed by surgery?
1-3 weeks
wait 3-4 weeks beofre sx
List 4 tumour related factors that may cause complicated wound healing
- Residual tumour cells
- Tumour related cytokines/bioactive substances
- Cancer cachexia
- Paraneoplastic syndromes
What are the four tumour tissue origin types?
- Epithelial
- Mesenchymal
- Round cell
- Melanocytic
What is the WHO TNM classification for skin tumours
What tumour parameteres shoudl be described/assessed
- Size
- Location
- Consistency
- Colour
- Fixation
- Ulceration
- Signs of inflammation
What is the accuracy of FNA for skin masses (cf histo)
90%
Wat is the typical route of metastasis for
Epithelial tumours
Mesenchymal tumours
Epithelial via lymphatics, mesenchymal via blood (e.g. most commom mets for STS are lung)
What are the two major functions of lymphatic system?
transport and immune reponse
What cell types predominate in the cortex, paracortex and medulla of lymph nodes?
Cortex: B-lymphocytes (and T-lymphoctes peripherally if antigenically challenged)
Paracortex: T-cells and macrophages (antigen presenting cells)
Medulla: Cords of lymphocytes, macrophages and plasma cells
Schematic representation of a lymph node. The left side illustrates how lymph enters through lymph vessels into the lymphatic sinuses to be drained centrally to the medulla, where it exits through efferent lymph vessels. The right side shows the vascular structures inside the lymph node.
In what cancer types is LN metastasis predicitive of prognosis?
canine mammary tumours, MCTs, SI tumours, canine primary lung tumours (+- more but these mentioned)
3 potential benefits of lymphdenectomy
- Removal of potential source of further spread
- Reduce signs of paraneoplastic disease
- Palliation of signs due to enlarged LNs
What is the cause of lymhangitis?
An tx?
Usually infectious agents
Warm, moist compress + anti-microbial if indicated
What si the defnition of lymphoedema?
What causes lymphoedema?
What is the unusual, malignant transormation?
Reduced lymphatic transport capacity
Canbe primary (congenital malformations) or secondary (aquired disorders/iatrogenic damage e.g. neoplasia, trauma, radiation, parasitic infection, chronic lymphangitis)
Lymphangiosarcoma
How is lymphoedema diagnosed?
What is the treatment for lymphoedema?
- Hx + c/s.
- Rule out causes of high lymphatic load (e.g. cardiac dysfuntion, high venour pressure, hypoproteinaemia)
- Lymphangiography or lymphoscintigraphy (delayed, asymmetric or absent visualisation of local LNs/lymphatic channels, collateral channels,visualisation of LNs in deep system, backflow)
- Tx: Physio, compression garments, “coumarin” (=benzypyrones) (–> increased local proteolysis by cutaneous macrophages). NOT diuretics as not a primary water retention problem
Describe simple lymphography method:
sterile 5% patent blue injection sc between digits of affected limb.
Diffuse distribution = absence of intact lymphatic transport
What are the 3 most common skin tumours in dogs?
And in cats?
Dogs:
- MCT
- STS
- Perianal gland adenocarcinoma
Cats:
- SCC
- Basal cell tumour
- MCT
What is predisposin gfactor for SCC in cats? What does it cause?
UV light –> p53 tumour supressor gene mutation
(and possibly papilloma virus but not definitive)
What skin conditions are often pre-cursors to SCC in cats
Actinic keratosis
Bowenoid in situ carcinoma in cats
What is the risk factors of SCC in white cats vs pigmented?
x13 risk in white cats
List 7 treatment modalities for SCC
- Surgery (recommend 5mm margins in feline, 2cm if canine. Mohs micrographic surgery if wide margins not possible)
- Chemotherapy (not recommended as monotherapy. High cox-2 expression in dogs, not in cats)
- Radiation
- Cryosurgery (means no histo…recommend for <5mm superficial lesions only)
- Plesiotherapy (= form of brachytherapy applied to the outside of body. Using strontium (90Sr))
- Photodynamic therapy (=light sensitive drugs + laser e.g. 5-amino-levulinic acid, meta-chlorin, pyropheophorbide-α-hexyl ether. Efficacy decreases quickly with inrceasing lesion depth)
- Immunomodulatory therapy (further research nec.)
What is noteworthy re basal cell cytology?
May seem poorly differentiated and can be mistaken for other tumours. May have high mitotic rat ebuut behave in benign fashion.
List 4 types of sebaceous gland tomour
- Sebaceous adenoma
- Sebaceous adenocarcinoma
- Sebaceous hyperplasia
- Sebaceous epithelioma
Sweat gland tumours may originate form which types of gland?
Apocrine and eccrine
Apocrine glands are widely distributed in dogs and cats, always associated with haired skin. Eccrine sweat glands, however, are present primarily in the non-haired skin of the footpads and nose.
What is the typical signalment for perianal hepatiod adenomas (modified sebaceous glands situated indermis of anus, tail base, prepuce - N.B. not present in cats!)
Tx?
Male entire, Cockers: primarily sex hormone dependent tumours (either stimulated by androgens of supressed by oestrogen)
Tx: Castration. Otherwise resection
In AGAAS, what is metastatic rate?
And percetnage with paraneoplastic hypercalcaemia (is a negative prognostic indicator)?
Mets in 36-96%
Hypercalcaemia in 27-53% (n.b. post-op hypocalcaemia reported - liekly due to long term supression of parathyroid glands)
For AGAAS, what are 3 negative prognositc factors? and 2 positive
Negative prognostic factors:
- Stage
- Hypercalcaemia
- Lack of therapy
Positive prognostic factors:
- Surgery
- Lymphadenectomy
What was MST for AGAAS after various treatments?
What combo of tx reasulted in longest MST?
How does prognosis of cats compare?
16-18 months
Surgery, radiation, mitoxantronechemo (32 mo MST)
Few reports but poor prognosis in cats. MST 3mo
Which 6 tumour types make up the STS group
- Fibrosarcoma
- Liposarcoma
- Myxosarcoma
- Undifferentated sarcom
- PNST (inc schwannoma, neurofibrosarcoma)
- Perivascular wall tumour
What is the WHO TNM staging scheme for STSs?
What is the accuracy of FNA for STSs (vs histo)
63-69% do not exfoliate well
What is the overall average metastasis rate for STSs?
What about individually for
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Overall 6-17%
Grade 1 <13%
Grade 2 <13%
Grade 3 41-44%
In STSs, what is the most important factor for local recurrence
Clean surgical margins
therefore recommend 2-3cm margins and a fascial plane
What is the MST for STS undergoing surgery, vs surgery and radiation?
Surgery alone 1400d (grade 3 230 - 850d)
Surgery + radiation 2270d
How does chemo fit into STS treatment?
Recommended for grade 3 as high rate of metastasis
What is noteworthy re canine oral fibrosarcomas
Biologically high grade, histologically low grade type!
What is the tissue of origin of perivascular wall tumours?
How does perivascular wall tumour metastasis compare with overall STS metastasis rate?
Cellular components of vascular wall except endothelial cells
0-2% so less than average for STS (6-17%)
What tissue type do PNST arise from?
Schwann cells or perineural fibroblasts (or both)
What 3 IHC stains can be used to identify PNST
- S-100
- Vimentin (only one consistently seen)
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein
FISS related to administration of inactivated vaccines. What is the proportional risk of FISS after rabies vacc?
and FeLV vacc?
What other injections have been associated?
x2 for rabies vacc
x5 for FeLV
Also assoc with long acting penicillin, methylpred, cisplatin, melox, microchip, non-absorbable suture, skin staple, sc fluid port, retained swab.
How does FISS presentation differ from other STS?
A factor to bear inmind during work up.
What factor was associated wth shorter time to recurrence following sx?
FISS cats younger (8 yr, vs 11 for other STS)
Usually higher histologic grade (up to 70% grade 3)
Forelimb extended and caudally may improve evaluation.
- Sx performed by GP (66d recurrence) vs specialist (270d recurrence)
- Expression of aberrant cytoplasmic p53 expression