Diseases/Literature

Question 1

In dogs with oral melanoma treated with RT, which factors were predictive of survival? Of local regrowth?

Answer 1

tumor location, bone lysis, and tumor volume

only bone lysis predictive of local regrowth

Ref: Proulx 2014, n=140

Question 2

Which tissue is considered the dose-limiting tissue for interstitial brachytherapy in dogs?

Answer 2

Bone

Ref: Northup 2004

Question 3

What CT feature best correlates with the true length of OSA on histopath?

Answer 3

intramedullary/endosteal abnormalities

periosteal proliferation and contrast enhancement did NOT correlate

ref: Karnik 2102

Question 4

Which imaging modalities have been shown to overestimate tumor length for appendicular OSA?

Answer 4

CT (Karnik 2012)
MRI (Wallack 2002)
Radiographs
Scintigraphy (Liebman 2001)