Henry: Cancer Management in Small Animal Practice

Chapter 21: Tumors of the Thoracic Cavity

References

Section A: Primary Respiratory Tumors

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Section B: Mediastinal Tumors

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  13. Atwater SW, Powers BE, Park RD, et al: Thymoma in dogs: 23 cases (1980-1991), J Am Vet Med Assoc 205:1007, 1994. Medline abstracts
  14. Klebanow ER: Thymoma and acquired myasthenia gravis in the dog: a case report and review of 13 additional cases, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 28:63, 1992.
  15. Bellah JR, Stiff ME, Russell RG: Thymoma in the dog: two case reports and a review of 20 additional cases, J Am Vet Med Assoc 183:306, 1983. Medline abstracts
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Section C: Metastatic Respiratory Tumors

  1. Dallman MJ, Martin RA, Roth L: Pneumothorax as the primary problem in two cases of bronchoalveolar carcinoma in the dog, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 211:710, 1988.
  2. Brody RS, Craig PH: Primary pulmonary neoplasms in the dog: a review of 29 cases, J Am Vet Med Assoc 147:1628, 1965. Medline abstracts
  3. Nemanic S, London CA, Wisner ER: Comparison of thoracic radiographs and single breath-hold helical CT for detection of pulmonary nodules in dogs with metastatic neoplasia, J Vet Intern Med 20:508, 2006. Medline abstracts
  4. Wood EF, O’Brien RT, Young KM: Ultrasound fine-needle aspiration of focal parenchymal lesions of the lung in dogs and cats, J Vet Intern Med 12:338, 1998. Medline abstracts
  5. Norris CR, Griffey SM, Walsk P: Use of keyhole lung biopsy for diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases in dogs and cats: 13 cases (1998-2001), J Am Vet Med Assoc 221:1453, 2002. Medline abstracts
  6. Horan TA, Santiago FF, Araujo LM: The benefit of pulmonary metastectomy for bone and soft tissue sarcomas, Int Surg 85:185, 2000. Medline abstracts
  7. Snyder CL, Saltzman DA, Ferrell KL, et al: A new approach to the resection of pulmonary osteosarcoma metastases: results of aggressive metastasectomy, Clin Orthop Relat Res 270:247, 1991. Medline abstracts
  8. O’Brien MG, Straw RC, Withrow SJ, et al: Resection of pulmonary metastases in canine osteosarcoma: 36 cases (1983-1992), Vet Surg 22:105, 1993. Medline abstracts
  9. Liptak JM, Monnet E, Dernell WS, et al: Pulmonary metastatectomy in the management of four dogs with hypertrophic osteopathy, Vet Comp Oncol 2:1, 2004. Medline abstracts
  10. Poirier VJ, Burgess KE, Adams WM, et al: Toxicity, dosage, and efficacy of vinorelbine (Navelbine) in dogs with spontaneous neoplasia, J Vet Intern Med 18:563, 2004.
  11. Ogilvie GK, Straw RC, Jameson VJ, et al: Evaluation of single-agent chemotherapy for treatment of clinically evident osteosarcoma metastases in dogs: 45 cases (1987-1991), J Am Vet Med Assoc 202:304, 1993. Medline abstracts
  12. Khanna C, Anderson PM, Hasz DE, et al: Interleukin-2 liposome inhalation therapy is safe and effective for dogs with spontaneous pulmonary metastases, Cancer 79:1409, 1997. Medline abstracts
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Section D: Rib and Pleural Tumors

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  3. Montgomery RD, Henderson RA, Powers RD, et al: Retrospective study of 26 primary tumors of the osseous thoracic wall in dogs, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 29:68, 1993.
  4. Feeney DA, Johnston GR, Grindem CB, et al: Malignant neoplasia of canine ribs: clinical, radiographic, and pathologic findings, J Am Vet Med Assoc 180:927, 1982. Medline abstracts
  5. Pirkey-Ehrhart N, Withrow SJ, Straw RC, et al: Primary rib tumors in 54 dogs, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 31:65, 1995. Medline abstracts
  6. Mullins MN, Lana SE, Dernell WS, et al: Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in canine appendicular osteosarcomas, J Vet Intern Med 18:859, 2004. Medline abstracts
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  8. Lord PF, Suter PE, Chan KF, et al: Pleural, extrapleural and pulmonary lesions in small animals: a radiographic approach to differential diagnosis, J Am Vet Radiol Soc 13:4, 1972.
  9. Tidwell AS: Ultrasonography of the thorax (excluding the heart), Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 28:514, 1998.
  10. Stowalter JL, Lamb CR: Ultrasonography of noncardiac thoracic disease in small animals, J Am Vet Med Assoc 195:514, 1989. Medline abstracts
  11. Prather AB, Berry CR, Thrall DE: Use of radiography in combination with computed tomography for the assessment of noncardiac thoracic disease in the dogs and cat, Vet Rad Ultrasound 46:114, 2005.
  12. Forrester SD, Troy GC, Fossum TW: Pleural effusions: pathophysiology and diagnostic considerations, Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 10:121, 1988.
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  14. Bowman KLT, Birchard SJ, Bright RM: Complications associated with the implantation of polypropylene mesh in dogs and cats: a retrospective study of 21 cases (1984-1996), J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 34:225, 1998. Medline abstracts
  15. Popvitch CA, Weinstein MJ, Goldschmidt MH, et al: Chondrosarcoma: a retrospective study of 97 dogs (1987-1990), J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 30:81, 1994.
  16. Heldmann E, Anderson MA, Wagner-Mann C: Feline osteosarcoma: 145 cases (1990-1995), J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 36: 518, 2000. Medline abstracts
  17. Hammer AS, Weeren FR, Weisbrode SE, et al: Prognostic factors in dogs with osteosarcomas of the flat or irregular bones, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 31:321, 1995. Medline abstracts
  18. Heyman SJ, Diefenderfer DL, Goldschmidt MH, et al: Canine axial skeletal osteosarcoma: a retrospective study of 116 cases (1986-1989), Vet Surg 21:304, 1992. Medline abstracts
  19. Rinke M, Rosenbruch M, Bayer AG: Pleural mesothelioma in a young cat, Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 110:177, 2003.
  20. Leisewitz AL, Nesbit JW: Malignant mesothelioma in a seven-week-old puppy, J S Afr Vet Assoc 63:70, 1992. Medline abstracts
  21. Anonymous, American Thoracic Society, Board of Directors: Management of malignant pleural effusions, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 162:1987, 2000. Medline abstracts
  22. Davies C, Forrester SD: Pleural effusion in cats, J Small Anim Prac 37:217, 1996.
  23. Glickman LT, Domanski LM, Maguire TG, et al: Mesothelioma in pet dogs associated with exposure of their owners to asbestos, Environ Res 32:305, 1983. Medline abstracts
  24. Morrison WB, Trigo FJ: Clinical characterization of pleural mesothelioma in seven dogs, Compend Contin Educ Prac Vet 6:342, 1984.
  25. Cantwell HD, Rebar AH, Allen AR: Pleural effusion in the dog: principles for diagnosis, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 19:227, 1983.
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  29. Moore AS, Kirk C, Cardona A: Intracavitary cisplatin chemotherapy—experience with six dogs, J Vet Intern Med 5:227, 1991. Medline abstracts
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  32. Padrid P: Canine and feline pleural disease, Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 30:1295, 2001.
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Section E: Cardiac and Heart-Based Tumors

  1. Ware WA, Hopper DL: Cardiac tumors in dogs: 1982-1995, J Vet Intern Med 13:95, 1999. Medline abstracts
  2. Tilley LP, Bond B, Patnaik AK, et al: Cardiovascular tumors in the cat, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 17:1009, 1981.
  3. Girard C, Helie P, Odin M: Intrapericardial neoplasia in dogs, J Vet Diagn Invest 11:73, 1999. Medline abstracts
  4. Stafford Johnson M, Martin M, Binns S, et al: A retrospective study of clinical findings, treatment and outcome in 143 dogs with pericardial effusion, J Small Anim Pract 45:546, 2004. Medline abstracts
  5. Merlo M, Bo S, Ratto A: Primary right atrium haemangiosarcoma in a cat, J Feline Med Surg 4:61, 2002. Medline abstracts
  6. Patnaik AK, Liu SK: Angiosarcoma in cats, J Small Anim Pract 18:191, 1977. Medline abstracts
  7. Scavelli TD, Patnaik AK, Mehlhaff CJ, et al: Hemangiosarcoma in the cat: retrospective evaluation of 31 surgical cases, J Am Vet Med Assoc 187:817, 1985. Medline abstracts
  8. Kleine LJ, Zook BC, Munson TO: Primary cardiac hemangiosarcomas in dogs, J Am Vet Med Assoc 157:326, 1970. Medline abstracts
  9. Thomas WP, Sisson D, Bauer TG, et al: Detection of cardiac masses in dogs by two-dimensional echocardiography, Vet Radiol 25:65, 1984.
  10. Shaw SP, Rozanski EA, Rush JE: Cardiac troponins I and T in dogs with pericardial effusion, J Vet Intern Med 18:322, 2004. Medline abstracts
  11. Aronsohn M: Cardiac hemangiosarcoma in the dog: a review of 38 cases, J Am Vet Med Assoc 187:922, 1985. Medline abstracts
  12. Waters D, Hayden D, Walter P: Metastatic pattern in dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma, J Small Anim Pract 3:222, 1988.
  13. Brisson BA, Holmberg DL: Use of pericardial patch graft reconstruction of the right atrium for treatment of hemangiosarcoma in a dog, J Am Vet Med Assoc 218:723, 2001. Medline abstracts
  14. Clifford CA, Mackin AJ, Henry CJ: Treatment of canine hemangiosarcoma: 2000 and beyond, J Vet Intern Med 14:479, 2000. Medline abstracts
  15. Kerstetter KK, Krahwinkel DJ Jr, Millis DL, et al: Pericardiectomy in dogs: 22 cases (1978-1994), J Am Vet Med Assoc 211:736, 1997. Medline abstracts
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  18. Sidley JA, Atkins CE, Keene BW, et al: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy as a treatment for recurrent pericardial effusion in 6 dogs, J Vet Intern Med 16:541, 2002. Medline abstracts
  19. Hayes HM, Sass B: Chemoreceptor neoplasia: a study of the epidemiological features of 357 canine cases, Zentralbl Veterinarmed A 35:401, 1988. Medline abstracts
  20. Willis R, Williams AE, Schwarz T, et al: Aortic body chemodectoma causing pulmonary oedema in a cat, J Small Anim Pract 42:20, 2001. Medline abstracts
  21. Patnaik AK, Liu SK, Hurvitz AI, et al: Canine chemodectoma (extra-adrenal paragangliomas)—a comparative study, J Small Anim Pract 16:785, 1975. Medline abstracts
  22. Ehrhart N, Ehrhart EJ, Willis J, et al: Analysis of factors affecting survival in dogs with aortic body tumors, Vet Surg 31:44, 2002. Medline abstracts
  23. Vicari ED, Brown DC, Holt DE, et al: Survival times of and prognostic indicators for dogs with heart base masses: 25 cases (1986-1999), J Am Vet Med Assoc 219:485, 2001. Medline abstracts
  24. Tobias AH, Jacob KA, Fine DM, et al: Pericardial disorders: 87 cases of pericardial effusion in dogs (January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001), Am Coll Vet Int Med Forum 125: 2002.
  25. Stepien RL, Whitley NT, Dubielzig RR: Idiopathic or mesothelioma-related pericardial effusion: clinical findings and survival in 17 dogs studied retrospectively, J Small Anim Pract 41:342, 2000. Medline abstracts
  26. Glickman LT, Domanski LM, Maguire TG, et al: Mesothelioma in pet dogs associated with exposure of their owners to asbestos. Environ Rex 32:305, 1983.
  27. Churg A, Colby TV, Cagle P, et al: The separation of benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations, Am J Surg Pathol 24:1183, 2000. Medline abstracts
  28. McDonough SP, MacLachlan NJ, Tobias AH: Canine pericardial mesothelioma, Vet Pathol 29:256, 1992. Medline abstracts
  29. Closa JM, Font A, Mascort J: Pericardial mesothelioma in a dog: long-term survival after pericardiectomy in combination with chemotherapy, J Small Anim Pract 40:383, 1999. Medline abstracts
  30. Moore AS, Kirk C, Cardona A: Intracavitary cisplatin chemotherapy experience with six dogs, J Vet Intern Med 5:227, 1991. Medline abstracts
  31. MacGregor JM, Faria ML, Moore AS, et al: Cardiac lymphoma and pericardial effusion in dogs: 12 cases (1994-2004), J Am Vet Med Assoc 227:1449, 2005. Medline abstracts
  32. Rush JE, Keene BW, Fox PR: Pericardial disease in the cat: a retrospective evaluation of 66 cases, J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 26:39, 1990.
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