Veterinarian's Guide to Maximizing Biopsy Results helps veterinary practitioners in obtaining high-quality biopsy samples, maximizing the results and minimizing the cost.

•Details the biopsy process step by step

•Includes a submission checklist to assure thoroughness

•Helps clinicians avoid errors when collecting biopsy samples

•Ensures high-quality samples for improved results and reduced costs

•Provides practical, clinically oriented information

Preface: Why maximizing your biopsy results is important vii

Acknowledgments ix

Steps of a Successful Biopsy Submission 1

1 Collection 1

i Site 1

ii Size 1

iii Number 13

iv Fixation 16

v Labeling and packaging 21

2 Submission form 23

i Signalment and clinical history 24

ii Lesion description 25

iii Differential diagnosis and specific questions 25

3 Clinicopathologic correlation 25

Organ System Specific Guidelines 27

1 Skin 27

2 Mammary 32

3 Oral 34

4 Gastrointestinal tract 35

5 Liver 38

6 Pancreas 39

7 Spleen 40

8 Lymph nodes 42

9 Bone 43

10 Digits 46

11 Eyes 47

12 Urinary 47

i Kidney 47

ii Bladder and urethra 49

13 Respiratory 51

i Nasal 51

ii Lung 52

14 Reproductive 52

i Female 52

ii Male 54

15 Endocrine 54

i Thyroid 54

ii Adrenal gland 55

iii Parathyroid gland 55

16 Central nervous system 55

17 Skeletal muscle 56

18 Miscellaneous 58

i Anal sacs 58

ii Synovium 58

Biopsy Submission Check List 59

List of Biopsy Dos and Don’ts 61

References 63

Additional Reading 65

Index 67

F. Yvonne Schulman, DVM, DACVP, is a Diagnostic Pathologist at Marshfield Labs, Veterinary Services, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.