Sentences with phrase «gland tumor treatment»
Foxy Washington Labrador Retriever / Chow Chow Mix Diagnosis: Mammary gland tumor Treatment: Surgery
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While previous studies have surveyed the genomic characteristics of tumors confined to the prostate gland, the new study is the first to focus on metastatic hormone resistant prostate cancers, which can be difficult to treat because they often develop resistance to standard treatments.
A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment.
The Program specializes in the treatment of primary head and neck cancers, brain and spine tumors such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell cancer, glomus tumor, paragangliomas, acoustic neuromas, salivary gland and mucosal tumors, astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, glioblastomas, and hemangioblastomas, and metastatic tumors that may have arisen from elsewhere in the body such as the breast, lung, or prostate.
* This radioactive treatment (rare in Memphis) is used for cats to kill benign tumors in their thyroid glands.
Usually the best treatment for cats is surgery to remove the tumor and sometimes the adrenal gland or glands.
Treatment of Cushing's disease in dogs depends on the type of Cushing's disease, i.e. whether the tumor is situated on the pituitary gland or on one of the adrenal glands.
The recommended treatment for anal gland tumors is complete surgical excision followed by chemotherapy (e.g. carboplatin or mitoxantrone) in order to prevent or slow the onset of metastasis.
When the tumor is on the pituitary gland, it causes bilateral adrenal enlargement, and the preferred surgical treatment is removal of both adrenal glands.
Nuclear imaging of the thyroid gland is performed to rule out malignancy and metastasis (tumor spread), and to calculate the exact dose of iodine 131 that will be administered during treatment.
Conventional treatment for Cushings Disease is to treat with a medication called trilostane that enzymatically inhibits the production or cortisol at the level of the adrenal gland, thereby neutralizing the over-stimulation caused by the functional pituitary gland tumor.
Treatment — Surgery is the treatment of choice for most dogs with apocrine glanTreatment — Surgery is the treatment of choice for most dogs with apocrine glantreatment of choice for most dogs with apocrine gland tumors.
Treatment for a tumor on the dog adrenal glands includes surgery and the use of a medication called mitotane.
These tests will also enable your veterinarian to determine whether a tumor is located on the pituitary gland or on an adrenal gland so that an effective course of treatment can be instituted.
For pets with ongoing infections, we might suggest combining anal gland expression with preventative treatment methods which can include implementing a weight management program, increasing fiber intake, and for more extreme cases, surgical removal of the anal sacs and any present tumors; though most affected pets respond well to non-surgical treatment methods.