External tumors are relatively easy for your veterinarian to surgically remove, but internal or
glandular tumors may be inoperable.
Although not nearly as common in cats as it is in dogs, these glands can become over-active due to
glandular tumors or over-stimulation by the cat's pituitary gland.
Treatment of dogs with Cushing's Disease depends on the location of
the glandular tumor.
Not exact matches
Different
tumor subtypes can include
glandular, which include the mammary glands, as well as squamous, which are very rare and involve epithelial cells that line the inside of the breast.
These are rare occurrences where the
tumor consists of both
glandular and connective tissue.
About one half of all mammary
tumors are benign (not cancerous), which would fall into the category of mammary fibroadenoma,
tumors that form out of the
glandular portion of the mammary gland.
Mixed mammary
tumors with both
glandular and non-
glandular components, can present as either benign or malignant (cancerous).
There are various types of bladder
tumors like squamous cell carcinoma (arise in the epithelial cells), adenocarcinoma (arise in the
glandular epithelium), undifferentiated carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma (
tumor of the striated muscle - form of fibers combined into parallel fibers like the skeletal and the cardiac muscles), fibroma (
tumors made of fibrous or connective tissue.
This combination cancer in the dog is called a «benign mixed mammary
tumor» and contains
glandular and connective tissue.
Mammary gland
tumors can be either malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous) and arise from the different types of tissues (epithelial or
glandular tissues, and mesenchymal or connective tissues) in the mammary gland.
The most common types are
tumors from the
glandular tissues and include adenoma, carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma.