Bronchogenic Adenocarcinoma in the Dog

A nine-year-old male Irish Setter was presented at the Iowa State University Stage Memorial Clinic on July 28, 1966. The owner noticed that the dog had become listless and weakened about the first of July and had become progressively worse since that date. The animal was in a very weakened state and the mucous membranes appeared cyanotic

A Chat with the Dean

Effective college teaching is the answer to the problem of an increasing amount of knowledge in the field of veterinary medicine, stated Dean Kitchell about the mounting concern over how to secure more successful teaching techniques for the future

Occlusion of the Posterior Vena Cava in Two Dogs by Pheochromocytoma

Two cases of a pheochromocytoma occluding the posterior vena cava are presented. One, in a 14-year-old wire-haired terrier, caused no clinical signs and was an incidental finding at necropsy. In addition to partial occlusion of the vena cava, this neoplasm had metastasized to the spleen. The other, in a 10-year-old male cocker spaniel, had a clinical syndrome resembling congestive heart failure and was characterized by ascites, edema of the posterior extremities, and weakness. Histologic evidence of hypertension was conclusive on both cases

Bronchogenic Adenocarcinoma in the Dog

A nine-year-old male Irish Setter was presented at the Iowa State University Stage Memorial Clinic on July 28, 1966. The owner noticed that the dog had become listless and weakened about the first of July and had become progressively worse since that date. The animal was in a very weakened state and the mucous membranes appeared cyanotic.</p

A Chat with the Dean

"Effective college teaching is the answer to the problem of an increasing amount of knowledge in the field of veterinary medicine," stated Dean Kitchell about the mounting concern over how to secure more successful teaching techniques for the future.</p

Occlusion of the Posterior Vena Cava in Two Dogs by Pheochromocytoma

Two cases of a pheochromocytoma occluding the posterior vena cava are presented. One, in a 14-year-old wire-haired terrier, caused no clinical signs and was an incidental finding at necropsy. In addition to partial occlusion of the vena cava, this neoplasm had metastasized to the spleen. The other, in a 10-year-old male cocker spaniel, had a clinical syndrome resembling congestive heart failure and was characterized by ascites, edema of the posterior extremities, and weakness. Histologic evidence of hypertension was conclusive on both cases.</p