Veterinarians Guide to Maximizing Biopsy Results

Veterinarian′s Guide to Maximizing Biopsy Results helps veterinary practitioners in obtaining high–quality biopsy samples, maximizing the results and minimizing the cost.  With detailed practical guidance on each step to biopsy collection and submission, the book supports clinicians in avoiding errors that compromise the usefulness of biopsy as a diagnostic tool.  Offering dos and don ts for each stage of the process, this user–friendly manual is designed for frequent reference prior to and during biopsy procedures and submission.

The book describes organ–specific considerations, and a biopsy submission checklist is provided to ensure that nothing is missed.  Veterinarian′s Guide to Maximizing Biopsy Results is an essential resource for any veterinary clinician collecting biopsy samples.

Key features

Details the biopsy process step by step Includes a submission checklist to assure thoroughness Helps clinicians avoid errors when collecting biopsy samples Ensures high–quality samples for improved results and reduced costs Provides practical, clinically oriented information

Preface: Why maximizing your biopsy results is important

Acknowledgments

Steps of a Successful Biopsy Submission

1. Collection

i. Site

ii. Size

iii. Number

iv. Fixation

v. Labeling and packaging

2. Submission form

i. Signalment and clinical history

ii. Lesion description

iii. Differential diagnosis and specific questions

3. Clinicopathologic correlation

Organ System Specific Guidelines
1. Skin

2. Mammary

3. Oral

4. Gastrointestinal tract

5. Liver

6. Pancreas

7. Spleen

8. Lymph nodes

9. Bone

10. Digits

11. Eyes

12. Urinary

a. Kidney

b. Bladder and urethra

13. Respiratory

a. Nasal

b. Lung

14. Reproductive

a. Female

b. Male

15. Endocrine

a. Thyroid

b. Adrenal gland

c. Parathyroid gland

16. Central nervous system

17. Skeletal muscle

18. Miscellaneous

a. Anal sacs

b. Synovium

Biopsy Submission Check List

List of Biopsy Dos and Don ts

References

Additional Reading

Index

F. Yvonne Schulman, DVM, DACVP, is a Diagnostic Pathologist at Marshfield Labs, Veterinary Services, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.