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Section 1: Basic principles of oncology. Introduction -- The challenges and problems of equine oncological practice -- Tumour nomenclature -- Biology of tumour growth -- Clinical effects of cancer in horses -- Paraneoplastic syndromes -- Principles of diagnosis -- Pathological methods in equine oncology -- Principles of oncological therapy -- Section 2: Pathology. Introduction -- Sarcoids -- Squamous cell carcinoma -- Melanocytic neoplasms -- Other epithelial neoplasms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and ocular adnexal -- Internal surface-based neoplasia: mesothelioma -- Mesenchymal neoplasms: fibrous and adipose -- Nerve sheath neoplasms -- Smooth muscle and skeletal muscle neoplasms -- Bone and dental region neoplasms -- Vascular neoplasms -- Haematopoietic (round cell) neoplasms -- Central and peripheral nervous system neoplasms -- Internal ocular neoplasms -- Endocrine and neuroendocrine neoplasms -- Gonadal neoplasms -- Stem or progenitor cell neoplasms -- Section 3: Practitioner's guide to equine tumours. Approach to the suspected or confirmed cancer case -- Tumours of the alimentary tract and abdominal cavity -- Tumours of the upper and lower respiratory tract -- Tumours of the cardiovascular system -- Tumours of the skin -- Tumours of the endocrine and neuroendocrine systems -- Tumours of nerves and nervous tissues -- Tumours of the eye -- Tumours of the male and female reproductive systems and mammary gland -- Tumours of the urinary tract -- Tumours of the musculoskeletal system.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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