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ABSTRACTA degenerative disease of the volar sesamoid bones of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints is described in young dogs of the larger breeds. It is characterized by degenerative changes in the articular cartilage of the sesamoid bones and by calcification within their ligamentous attachments. The lesion can be associated with lameness although it can also be asymptomatic. In many cases, other orthopaedic lesions are present in the dog which makes clinical assessment difficult. Treatment is by surgical removal of the affected sesamoid bone. This is the first report of this particular clinical entity which has been designated sesamoid disease.

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02183.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTOne hundred dogs bearing malignancies of the oropharyngeal region were examined over a three‐year period and prospectively staged using the World Health Organisation TNM Classification of Tumours of Domestic Animals. Primary tumours were characterized by their large size or local infiltration (71 per cent, T3 status) and invasion into adjacent bone (60 per cent, Tb status). Regional lymph node metastasis was less common (17 per cent, N1b, N2b or N3 status) and distant metastasis was an unusual presenting feature (5 per cent, M1 status). The early Stage I and II tumours together accounted for 8 per cent of the total series whilst the more advanced Stage III group were by far the most frequent, representing 84 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent being classified as Stage IV because of extensive regional or distance metastatic deposits. Prognoses by stage showed actuarial survival rates at 12 months of 100 per cent for Stage I, 71 per cent for Stage II, 31 per cent for Stage III with no survivors in the Stage IV group. Survival rates for the major histological types were 44 per cent for the non‐tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, 22 per cent for the tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma and fibrosarcomas, 17 per cent for mastocytomas whilst none of the malignant melanomata survived 12 mon

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02184.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTA case of diabetes mellitus in a cat is described, associated with prolonged administration of megestrol acetate for miliary dermatitis. The cat was presented with blindness due to diabetic retinopathy. Following the diagnosis, megestrol acetate was withdrawn.The diabetes proved to be transient and resolved after insulin therapy; however, severe visual impairment remained. The mechanism by which megestrol acetate induces diabetes is discussed.

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02185.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTTwo cases of paradoxical vestibular syndrome are described. The principal clinical signs were a persistent head tilt to the right and a progressive ataxia in unrelated 6‐year‐old Rough Collies. In both dogs the primary lesion found post mortem was a papilloma of the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle on the left side. This was associated with severe disruption of the cerebellar peduncles, cerebellar folia and the medulla oblongata adjacent to the tum

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02186.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTA case of ectopic ureter opening into the uterus of a five‐month‐old black Labrador Retriever bitch is described. The possible embryological implications of the case are discus

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02187.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTCandida albicansinfection of the plantar region of the digit was diagnosed in a mute swan (Cygnus olor). Diagnosis was based on histological examination and on cultures. The pathogenicity of theC. albicansisolate was proven by inoculation in laboratory animals. Oral treatment with ketoconazole resulted in complete clinical recovery; no relapse occurred during a sixteen‐month follow‐up per

ISSN:0022-4510    

DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02188.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY