Manual of Diagnostic Cytology of the Dog and Cat

ABOUT THE EDITOR John Dunn, BVM&S, MVetSci, MA, DSAM, DipECVIM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS John is a Senior Clinical Pathologist at Axiom Veterinary Laboratories Ltd, UK, having previously spent 15 years as a lecturer in Small Animal Medicine and Clinical Pathology at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School. He is a Diplomate of both the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Companion Animals) and the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.

• Contributors viiPreface xiEditor’s Note xii1 Cytological Collection Techniques and Sample Preparation 1Natali Bauer2 General Principles of Cytological Interpretation 17Kathleen Tennant3 Cytology of the Lymphoid Tissues 33Erik Teske4 Cytology of Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Lesions 57John Dunn5 Cytology of the Respiratory Tract 75John Dunn6 Biochemical and Cytological Evaluation of Body Cavity Effusions 89Niki Skeldon and Emma Dewhurst7 Cytology of Synovial Fluid 111Kate Sherry8 Biochemical and Cytological Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid 127Kate English and Holger Volk9 Cytology of the Eye and Adnexal Structures 139Roger Powell and David Gould10 Cytology of the Urinary Tract 161Joy Archer11 Cytology of the Liver, Exocrine Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Tract 175Marta Costa and Kostas Papasouliotis12 Cytological Examination of the Endocrine Glands 195Walter Bertazzolo13 Cytology of the Male and Female Genital Tracts 213Gary C.W. England and Kristen R. Friedrichs14 Cytology of Mammary Gland Lesions 231Reinhard Mischke15 Cytology of Selected Infectious Organisms 247Harold TvedtenFurther Reading 263Index 267

“This book will serve as an excellent resource for small animal veterinarians who are seeking a reference with useful information on the acquisition and interpretation of cytologic samples.”  (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 September 2014)“This is a nice book that will provide valuable information for veterinarians obtaining samples and performing in-house cytology.”  (Doody’s, 5 September 2014)“If you are keen to develop your skills in diagnostic cytology, I would definitely consider buying this book.”  (European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, 1 July 2014)