Tumors in Domestic Animals - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813826527 ISBN 13: 9780813826523

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

Synopsis

Since the third edition of Tumors of Domestic Animals there has been an enormous expansion of our knowledge about the melocular mechanisms of tumor development and the ancillary aids used diagnose neoplasms .

The fourth edition condenses this new body of information and presents it in a way that is useful to diagnostic pathologists, residents, veterinarians, and oncologists. The format of the previous editions has been maintained, but the text and the illustrations are substantially changed or entirely different. Readers will be able to find salient clinical information, prevalence data, biological behavior, and most importantly, accurate information about gross and microscopic lesions to help diagnostic pathologists establish an accurate morphological diagnosis. The editor and authors of Tumors of Domestic Animals,all recognized experts in their fields, recognize the need for accurate morpological diagnoses in veterinary patient care, particularly with the numerous treatment modalities now available to oncologists and owners. This landmark reference in veterinary pathology provides the applicable information that clinical veterinarians need and want to make decisions about treatment of the animals in their care.

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From the Back Cover

Highly regarded as the most comprehensive and authoritative work available, Tumors in Domestic Animals is an essential reference for veterinary pathologists, oncologists, clinicians, residents and students concerned with veterinary oncology. The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed textbook was updated and expanded by leading authorities on animal tumor pathology. The revision condenses a vast body of new research into useful information.

This definitive text addresses all aspects of veterinary tumor pathology in common domestic mammals. The user-friendly chapters are systems-based and each includes sections on relevant clinical pathology, immunohistochemistry and an extensive bibliography. Readers can easily locate salient clinical information, prevalence data, biological behavior, and accurate information about gross and microscopic lesions to help establish an accurate morphological diagnosis.

• Substantial text changes, including added clinical information.
  
• Hundreds of excellent images to aid in identification.
  
• Contributions by distinguished veterinary pathologists from both sides of the Atlantic.
  

This useful volume will undoubtedly be sought again and again as the ultimate reference on the pathology of tumors in domestic animals.

About the Author

Donald J. Meuten, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dip. A.C.V.P., is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Dr. Meuten has taught in universities for over 20 years and works in anatomic and clinical pathology laboratories at NCSU and in the private sector.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813826527
• ISBN 13: 9780813826523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Meuten Donald J.