Lymphoma Chemotherapy Cutaneous tumors Cats and Cancer Potpourri
100
What is T cell LSA
The immunophenotype with the poorer prognosis for large cell lymphoma
100
What is doxorubicin
The most efficacious drug for lymphoma
100
What is cutaneous melanoma
A dark pigmented mass on the skin that has a benign biologic behavior
100
What is lymphoma
The most common cancer found in cats
100
What is omeprazole and diphenhydramine
The two additional medications that ought to be prescribed in dogs with gross MCTs (not prednisone)
200
What is CHOP protocol
The most efficacious chemotherapy protocol for large cell lymphoma
200
What are bone marrow suppression and hepatotoxicity
The two most common side effects of CCNU chemotherapy
200
What is a histiocytoma
A benign mass on the skin of young dogs that can regress on its own over time
200
What is 85-95%
The percentage of mammary tumors that are malignant in cats (can be within 5% and still be correct).
200
What is BAG (bone marrow suppression, alopecia, and gastrointestinal upset)
The three major side effects of intravenous chemotherapy
300
What is 1 year
The median survival time for dogs with B cell LSA with aggressive chemotherapy
300
What are Palladia and vinblastine
The two most efficacious chemotherapy agents used to treat mast cell tumors
300
What is a mast cell tumor
The pinnae, the digit, and mucocutaneous junctions are associated with an aggressive biologic behavior in this tumor
300
What is cisplatin
The chemotherapy agent that can cause fatal pulmonary edema in cats
300
What is diarrhea, other GI upset, proteinuria, hypertension, bone/muscle pain, neutropenias
3 of the most common Palladia side effects (6 are listed in the answer)
400
What is L-asparaginase
The name of the enzyme (drug) that can be given to dogs that are sick (substage B), prior to starting chemotherapy for LSA
400
What is chlorambucil
The chemotherapy used as a first line agent for small cell GI lymphoma in cats
400
What is a plasmacytoma
These tumors can be benign when found as a single mass in the skin, but an aggressive form is known as multiple myeloma
400
What is squamous cell carcinoma
This is the most aggressive oral tumor in cats that is poorly responsive to chemotherapy and radiation therapy
400
What is "66% of ruptured splenic tumors are cancer, of those 66% of them are HSA"
The double two-thirds rule
500
What is mitoxantrone
The drug that substitutes doxorubicin in the CHOP protocol, due to heart disease or maximum lifetime dose already achieved
500
What is vinorelbine
The chemotherapy agent used for lung tumors, as it concentrates highly in lung tissue
500
What is cutaneous hemangiosarcoma
This cutaneous tumor is red in color, and is induced by UV light (identified by solar elastosis on histopathology)
500
What is mast cell tumor
The third most common GI cancer in cats
500
What is vincristine and doxorubicin
Two chemotherapy agents in the CHOP protocol that need to be dose reduced in MDR1 dogs






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