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JUL-AUG 2011

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JOURNAL CLUB Collection of Commentaries on Recent Veterinary & Medical Literature OPHTHALMOLOGY Canine Conjunctival Mast Cell Tumors: A Retrospective Study 'JGF . #MPDLFS 5 'JGF 5 FU BM Veterinary Ophthalmology 5IF DBOJOF FZF TFFNT UP CF B QSJWJMFHFE TJUF GPS QSPUFDUJPO GSPN NFUBTUBTJT XIFO JU DPNFT UP TPNF VTVBMMZ BHHSFTTJWF UVNPST TVDI BT NFMBOPNB IFNBOHJPTBSDPNB BOE DPOKVODUJWBM NBTU DFMM UVNPST .$5T XIJDI XBT DPOGJSNFE JO UIJT SFDFOU SFQPSU Of the 33 canine conjunctival Key Considerations r *G UIF QSJNBSZ UVNPS PG B OPSNBMMZ BHHSFTTJWF NBMJHOBOU OFPQMBTN PDDVST JO UIF DBOJOF FZF it is much less likely to metastasize than if it occurs elsewhere in the body. r $BOJOF DPOKVODUJWBM .$5T IBWF B MPX SJTL PG SFDVS- SFODF BOE NFUBTUBTJT BOE B GBWPSBCMF QSPHOPTJT r %FTQJUF JODPNQMFUF TVSHJDBM NBSHJOT BOE JOUFSNFEJBUF PS IJHI IJTUPMPHJD HSBEFT OPOF PG the MCTs in this study metastasized. r 1BUJFOUT XJUI IJHI HSBEF DPOKVODUJWBM .$5T IBE MPOHFS TVSWJWBM UJNFT UIBO UIPTF XJUI IJHI HSBEF DVUBOFPVT .$5T .$5T OPOF NFUBTUBTJ[FE FWFO XIFO TVSHJDBM NBSHJOT XFSF JODPNQMFUF PS IJHI BOE IJTUPMPHJD HSBEF XBT JOUFSNFEJBUF 5IFSF XFSF QBUJFOUT XJUI IJHI HSBEF UVNPST XBT MPTU UP GPMMPX VQ EJFE PG BO VOSFMBUFE UVNPS UZQF BOE XFSF EJTFBTF GSFF BU UIF FOE QPJOU PG UIF TUVEZ NPOUIT XIJDI FYDFFEFE UIF NFEJBO TVSWJWBM UJNF PG months reported for cutaneous MCTs. The authors concluded that there is low risk of local SFDVSSFODF BOE NFUBTUBTJT BOE PWFSBMM GBWPSBCMF QSPHOPTJT SFHBSEMFTT PG UVNPS UZQF XJUI DBOJOF DPOKVODUJWBM .$5T —Kenneth Abrams, DVM, Diplomate ACVO, Veterinary Ophthalmology Services, Warwick, Rhode Island THERIOGENOLOGY A Breed-Matched Case-Control Study of Potential Risk Factors for Canine Pyometra )BHNBO 3 -BHFSTUFEU "4 )FEIBNNBS " &HFOWBMM; " Theriogenology JO BT NBOZ BT 1ZPNFUSB JT B DPNNPO EJTPSEFS PG PMEFS JOUBDU CJUDIFT BOE JT SFQPSUFE UP PDDVS PG JOUBDU CJUDIFT CJUDIFT XFSF NBUDIFE CZ CSFFE BOE BHF UP FWBMVBUF SJTL factors for disease. )BWJOH IBE PS NPSF MJUUFST XBT JEFOUJGJFE BT B QSPUFDUJWF GBDUPS JO 3PUUXFJMFST DPMMJFT BOE -BCSBEPS SFUSJFWFST XBT TPNFXIBU QSPUFDUJWF JO (FSNBO TIFQIFSE EPHT BOE EJE OPU DPOGFS MJGFMPOH QSPUFDUJPO JO HPMEFO SFUSJFWFST /P PUIFS GBDUPS FWBMVBUFE DBVTFE PS QSPUFDUFE BHBJOTU QZPNFUSB UIFTF JODMVEFE QTFVEPQSFHOBODZ VSJOBSZ USBDU JOGFDUJPOT 65*T QSFWJPVT IPSNPOF UIFSBQZ GPS FTUSVT TVQQSFTTJPO PS QSFHOBODZ UFSNJOBUJPO BOE BHF BU GJSTU XIFMQJOH 5IJT EBUB DBO CF VTFE UP HVJEF EJTDVTTJPOT SFHBSEJOH whether to breed on consecutive estrous cycles or (2) whether UP CSFFE XIFO B CJUDI JT ZPVOHFS WFSTVT PMEFS —Margaret Root Kustritz, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACT, University of Minnesota 74 Today’s Veterinary Practice July/August 2011 Key Considerations r 1ZPNFUSB PDDVST JO BT NBOZ BT PG JOUBDU CJUDIFT ZFBST PG BHF PS PMEFS r *O UIJT TUVEZ QSPUFDUJWF GBDUPS—IBWJOH IBE PS NPSF MJUUFST—XBT JEFOUJGJFE JO 3PUUXFJMFST DPMMJFT BOE -BCSBEPS SFUSJFWFST JU XBT somewhat protective in German shepherd EPHT r 1TFVEPQSFHOBODZ 65*T IPSNPOF UIFSBQZ BOE BHF BU GJSTU XIFMQJOH EJE OPU DBVTF PS QSPUFDU BHBJOTU QZPNFUSB r 3JTL GBDUPST GPS QZPNFUSB NBZ WBSZ EFQFOEJOH PO CSFFE BT QSFWJPVT QSFHOBODZ EJE OPU DPOGFS QSPUFDUJPO JO HPMEFO SFUSJFWFST ZFBST PG BHF PS PMEFS 5IJT TUVEZ DPNQBSFE 87 bitches with verified cases of pyometra to the same number of healthy bitches; the

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