Davis CA, USA Principles of Surgical Oncology Interventional Oncology Alimentary Tract: Esophagus
Michael Davidson, DVM, Diplomate ACVO Professor, Ophthalmology North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine 1053 William Moore Drive Raleigh, NC, USA Eyelids, Eye, and Orbit
William S. Dernell, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS Director of External Clinical Training Programs Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA Musculoskeletal System
Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS, Diplomate ACVS Professor, Surgical Oncology Department of Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA Principles of Surgical Oncology
James P. Farese, DVM, Diplomate ACVS ACVS Founding Fellow Surgical Oncology Golden Gate Veterinary Specialists San Rafael, CA, USA Urinary Tract, Musculoskeletal System
Jolle Kirpensteijn, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS Chief Veterinary Officer Hill’s Pet Nutrition US 400 SW 8th Avenue Topeka, KS, USA Skin and Subcutaneous Tumors: Skin Tumors General Principles, Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Simon T. Kudnig BVSc, MVS, MS, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVS ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology Animal Referral Hospital Essendon Fields Victoria, Australia Cardiovascular System
B. Duncan X. Lascelles, BSc, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, CertVA, DSAS(ST), Diplomate ECVS, Diplomate ACVS Professor of Comparative and Translational Pain Research Surgery Section North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Raleigh, NC, USA Oral Tumors Eyelids, Eye, and Orbit
Julius M. Liptak, BVSc, MVetClinStud, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology ACVS Founding Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Capital City Small Animal Mobile Surgery Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Head and Neck Tumors Oral Tumors Musculoskeletal System, Ethics and Limits of Surgical Oncology
Marina Martano, DMV, PhD Professor of Veterinary Surgery Department of Medical – Veterinary Sciences University of Parma Italy Respiratory Tract and Thorax: Thoracotomy, Rhinotomy
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS Professor, Small Animal Surgery Department of Clinical Sciences Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Fort Collins, CO, USA Cardiovascular System
Emanuela Morello, DMV, PhD Associate Professor of Veterinary Surgery Department of Veterinary Science University of Torino Grugliasco (Turin) Italy Respiratory Tract and Thorax: Lung
Christine Mullin, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) Medical Oncologist Hope Veterinary Specialists ‐ Blue Pearl Malvern Malvern, PA, USA Multimodal Therapy
Rebecca A. Packer, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology) Veterinary Neurologist/Neurosurgeon Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital Lafayette, CO, USA
Cassandra Y. Prpich, BVSc, MANZCVS, Diplomate ACVS ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology Medical Director Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency Boulder, CO, USA Eyelids, Eye, and Orbit
Stewart Ryan, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS Senior lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences, Melbourne Veterinary School The University of Melbourne Werribee, VIC, Australia Skin and Subcutaneous Tumors: Skin Tumors General Principles, Mast Cell Tumors
Bernard Séguin, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology ACVS Founding Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Professor of Surgical Oncology Flint Animal Cancer Center Department of Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA Endocrine System
Maurine J. Thomson, BVSc, FACVSc Specialist, Surgical Oncologist Animal Referral Hospital Sinnamon Park QLD, Australia Reproductive System: The Female
Sebastiaan (Bas) A. van Nimwegen, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVS Assistant Professor Department of Clinical Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands Skin and Subcutaneous Tumors: Skin Tumors General Principles, Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Deanna R. Worley, DVM, Diplomate ACVS‐SA ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology ACVS Founding Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Small Animal Professor Surgical Oncology Department of Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA Hemolymphatic System
Erik G.H. Wouters, DVM, Diplomate ECVS AniCura Dierenziekenhuis Drechtstreek Referral Clinics Dordrecht & Rijswijk The Netherlands Skin and Subcutaneous Tumors: Skin Tumors General Principles, Skin Tumors, Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Preface
As stated in the first edition of Veterinary Surgical Oncology, the impetus to write the book was to fulfill the goals of the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology (VSSO), which includes to “disseminate knowledge to help provide the highest possible standard of surgical treatment for cancer and to encourage and promote education in surgical oncology for professional veterinary students, graduate students and house officers, and graduated veterinarians and veterinary surgeons.” As evidenced by the number of book sales, the translation into different languages, and the listing of the book on several reading lists for specialist surgery colleges, including the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), these goals appear to have been met. Veterinary Surgical Oncology has proudly become the most comprehensive resource in this field and is an integral tool for surgeons performing both basic and advanced surgical oncology procedures.
The field of Veterinary Surgical Oncology, however, is an ever‐evolving science, and to maintain currency, the second edition was completed. Some significant changes in the second edition include expansion of the interventional oncology chapter and inclusion of these techniques in different chapters due to the rapid growth of this discipline and the recruitment of specialist medical oncologists and neurologists to enhance the multimodal therapy and nervous system chapters, respectively. New figures, additional surgical procedures, and updated information are included in the second edition. The underlying importance of a multidisciplinary approach to cancer, with a high level of understanding of diagnostic imaging, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, alternative therapies, and cancer biology, remains a consistent feature in this textbook, as it is integral to surgical success and overall patient outcome.
Surgical oncologists are also cognizant of the fact that their procedures can be invasive, with significant alteration to cosmesis and function, and to this end, an additional chapter, entitled “Ethics and Surgical Limits of Surgical Oncology,” was added. Controversy can sometimes exist with regard to performing some more invasive procedures, and this chapter addresses this issue with a discussion of anatomic, functional, and ethical limits of surgical oncology procedures. The goal of our surgical intervention remains the same, which is to improve the quality and life expectancy of animals with cancer while minimizing harm. This can, however, require a large “surgical dose” or surgical intervention. To allow these invasive surgeries to benefit our patients, excellent communication skills with owners regarding the expected outcome, potential morbidity and complications, and survival time are imperative.
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