Veterinarian's Guide to Maximizing Biopsy Results

Table of Contents

Preface: Why maximizing your biopsy results is important

Acknowledgments

Steps of a Successful Biopsy Submission

1. Collection

i. Site

ii. Size

iii. Number

iv. Fixation

v. Labeling and packaging

2. Submission form

i. Signalment and clinical history

ii. Lesion description

iii. Differential diagnosis and specific questions

3. Clinicopathologic correlation

Organ System Specific Guidelines
1. Skin

2. Mammary

3. Oral

4. Gastrointestinal tract

5. Liver

6. Pancreas

7. Spleen

8. Lymph nodes

9. Bone

10. Digits

11. Eyes

12. Urinary

a. Kidney

b. Bladder and urethra

13. Respiratory

a. Nasal

b. Lung

14. Reproductive

a. Female

b. Male

15. Endocrine

a. Thyroid

b. Adrenal gland

c. Parathyroid gland

16. Central nervous system

17. Skeletal muscle

18. Miscellaneous

a. Anal sacs

b. Synovium

Biopsy Submission Check List

List of Biopsy Dos and Don’ts

References

Additional Reading

Index