Surgical Oncology for a GP vet

Question 1

What areas of the body are screened in staging MCTs

Answer 1

Lymph nodes
Liver
Spleen

Question 2

List 2 drugs that can be used to treat non-resectable canine MCTs

Answer 2

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors: masitinib, toceranib
Tigilanol tiglate

Question 3

What tumours must tigilanol tiglate NOT be used on

Answer 3

Metastatic

Question 4

What is the most common primary splenic neoplasm in dogs

Answer 4

Haemangiosarcoma

Question 5

What is the most common splenic neoplasm in cats

Answer 5

MCT

Question 6

How many splenic mass patients commonly present

Answer 6

Abdominal distension
Anaemia signs
Anorexia
Cough (metastatic spread)
Acute emergency with circulatory collapse

Question 7

What are the 2 splenectomy techniques

Answer 7

tie off all vessels in hilar region
tie off short gastric vessels within gastrosplenic ligament and splenic artery and vein

Question 8

List 2 possible surgical complications of splenectomy

Answer 8

haemorrhage
arrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia)
depletion of clotting factors and platelets

Question 9

what is the prognosis for haemangiosarcoma in dogs

Answer 9

splenectomy alone: around 3 months
splenectomy and chemotherapy : around 6 months