The most
common bladder tumor is the transitional cell carcinoma.
Not exact matches
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Oncogene used next - generation sequencing technologies to perform the most detailed DNA - based analysis to date of 25 commonly used
bladder cancer cell lines, allowing researchers to match patient
tumors with their closest genetic cell line match, and demonstrated genetic alterations that may make cells more or less sensitive to
common therapies.
In these cases, UroSEEK could be detecting clonal proliferations in the
bladder epithelium that did not progress to cancer, and such proliferations may be more
common in patients with BC than in the general population Risques and Kennedy, 2018Because only one biopsy from the primary
tumor was available for comparison, it is also possible that intratumoral heterogeneity explains some of the discrepancies.
Some of our more
common surgeries include castration or gelding,
tumor biopsy or removal, laceration repair, hernia repair, reproductive surgery or Cesarean - section, tube cystotomy for
bladder stone obstruction (urolithiasis), dental surgery and extraction (exodontia), and eye removal or enucleation.
Less
common causes include
bladder stones, drug reactions, and
tumors.
Below are some of the
common specialty areas that we have experience with: - Infectious diseases: Tick - borne disease (Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bartonella), systemic and local bacterial infections, feline and canine viral disease - Hematology: Immune - mediated hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukemia, bone marrow diseases - Oncology: Surgical and chemotherapy management, lymphoma, mast cell
tumors, hemangiosarcoma, osteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, mammary neoplasia, as well as benign and malignant skin masses such as adenomas and cysts - Urology: Kidney failure,
bladder infections, stones / crystals, prostatic disease, pyelonephritis, FLUTD, protein - losing nephropathy, glomerulonephritis - Endocrine: Hormonal diseases such as hyper - and hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, cushings disease, addison's disease, endocrine skin disease - Gastroenterology: Chronic vomiting and / or diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), stomach ulcers / gastritis, colitis, pancreatic disorders, liver disease, protein - losing enteropathy - Respiratory disease: Feline asthma, canine chronic bronchitis, upper respiratory viral disease, pleural effusion, laryngeal paralysis - Cardiology: Heart murmurs and arrhythmias, heart failure, heartworm disease, hypertension - Ophthalmology: Gaucoma, cataracts, uveitis, corneal disease, ocular surgery - Allergic disease: Allergic dermatitis, food allergies, flea allergy, and allergic gastrointestinal and respiratory disease
Common diseases in ornamental fish include parasitic and bacterial infections, septicemia, swim
bladder disease, constipation,
tumors and fin rot.
Bladder tumor (not
common but still a consideration in older cats especially if there is straining to urinate and / or bloody urine)
The most
common cancers in our pets — lymphoma, bone cancer, breast cancer,
bladder tumors, leukemia, brain
tumors and sarcomas — are also very
common in people, particularly in children.
The following chart summarizes the evidence associated with sterilization of dogs as far as predisposition to some
common serious cancers according to the recent studies: Type of Cancer Relative Risk Castrated Males Relative Risk Spayed Females Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) 3.8 3.1
Bladder Cancer 2 - 4 2 - 4 Prostate Cancer 2.4 - 4.3 Splenic hemangiosarcoma 2.2 Mast Cell
tumors 4.1
Transitional cell carcinoma is the most
common tumor of the lower urinary system (
bladder and urethra) in the dog.