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NewsGood news for an old catEmma Gulliver This case explores a congenital cause of a mass lesion in the tongue of a senior feline. Clinical history: Jasper, a ten-year-old male neutered Tonkinese x Rex cat, presented for an ulcerative lesion on the dorsal surface of the tongue (Figure 1). He had a history of self-trauma and scratching at the face. […]Read More
NewsCytologic grading of canine mast cell tumoursSandra Bulla An update: Mast cell tumours (MCT) are the most common skin neoplasia in dogs, shown to occur with a frequency of approximately 20% of all canine skin tumours. Although it can occur in any breed, the prevalence is consistently reported in many studies from different countries to be higher in some breeds. Some […]Read More
NewsLarge cytology submissionsWe occasionally receive cytology submissions with large numbers of smears. These cases take a huge amount of time to process, stain and examine. In order to better reflect the cost involved in these cases (>10 smears) we have changed the descriptions and pricing for cytology testing. The options marked with an asterisk below have been […]Read More
NewsPackaging histology samplesWe’ve had some ‘interesting’ histology submissions lately, so we thought it was a good time to remind you of how samples should be packaged to avoid disasters and to best preserve the samples for examination. Please do: > Submit histology samples separately from any specimens for cytology (don’t put sample containers in the same specimen bag […]Read More