Dog Health (Page 285)

What you can expect.

Histiocytes are leukocytes or white blood cells that occur in the tissues. They include two major lineages of cells like…

Lesions of the melanocytes and melanoblasts are relatively common skin tumors in the dog. They account for 5-7% of all…

Myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs) are a group of neoplastic ailments originating in the bone marrow.

Nasal and paranasal sinus tumors account for only 1-2% of all canine tumors.

According to reports, intestinal tumors are found in less than 10% of dogs.

There is not enough data supporting the incidence of brain tumors in dogs.

Hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing's syndrome is the most commonly found disease of an endocrine gland in dogs.

These are very rare tumors that account for less than even 1.5% of all canine tumors.

Lymphoid leukemia results from an overabundance of neoplastic white blood cells (lymphocytes) into the peripheral blood.

There are basically 5 types of lymphoma like multi-centric, mediastinal, gastro-intestinal, cutaneous, extra nodal and central nervous system.