Preface xi
 
Acknowledgments xiii
 
List of Contributors xv
 
List of Abbreviations xxiii
 
Part I Basic Cytology Techniques 1
 
1 Sample Collection 3
Kari L. Anderson, Angela Gwynn, Carrie A. Wood, and Leslie C. Sharkey
 
2 Routine Stains and Automated Stainers 12
Harold Tvedten
 
3 Microbiologic Review of Cytology Samples 18
Erin N. Burton, Sharon M. Dial, and Leslie C. Sharkey
 
4 Evidence-Based Cytology 30
Laura Adhikari
 
5 General Approach to Diagnostic Cytology 35
Jed Overmann
 
Part II Quality Control and Special Laboratory Techniques 41
 
6 Quality Assurance in Cytology 43
Liron Pantanowitz
 
7 Special Staining Techniques: Application and Quality Assurance 47
Kelly S. Santangelo, Deanna M.W. Schaefer, Sarah E. Leavell, and Heather L. Priest
 
8 Cell Block Preparation Techniques and Applications in Veterinary Medicine 73
Koranda A. Walsh and Reema T. Patel
 
9 Molecular Clonality Testing 79
Davis Seelig and Anne C. Avery
 
10 Cytogenetics 85
Matthew Breen
 
Part III Skin and Subcutis 95
 
11 Inflammatory Diseases of the Skin 97
Sandra Diaz and M. Judith Radin
 
12 Dermal and Subcutaneous Masses 115
Jennifer L. Brazzell, Daniel Heinrich, and Jillian Zientek Walz
 
13 Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors 138
Maxey L. Wellman and Cheryl London
 
14 Plasma Cell Tumors 151
Maxey L. Wellman and William C. Kisseberth
 
15 Melanoma 158
Helen Michael
 
16 Soft Tissue Sarcomas 166
Jennifer D. Steinberg and John Keating
 
Part IV Ear and Eye 177
 
17 Ear Cytology 179
Susan Lowum, Sandra Nogueira Koch, and Leslie C. Sharkey
 
18 Collection of Ophthalmic Cytology Specimens 184
Michala de Linde Henriksen and Christine C. Lim
 
19 Ocular Cytology of the Dog 188
Cathy Trumel, Jean-Yves Douet, and Fanny Granat
 
20 Ocular Cytology of the Cat 205
Christine C. Lim and Jennifer L. Brazzell
 
21 Ocular Cytology of the Horse 222
Michala de Linde Henriksen and Leslie C. Sharkey
 
Part V Musculoskeletal System 241
 
22 Muscle 243
Catherine J. Benson
 
23 Bone and Periarticular Structures 249
Jessica Lawrence and Elspeth Milne
 
Part VI Respiratory System 259
 
24 Upper Respiratory Tract of the Dog and Cat 261
Janet Beeler-Marfisi, Alice Defarges Bichot, and Dorothee Bienzle
 
25 Lower Respiratory Tract of the Dog and Cat 281
Alice Defarges Bichot and Dorothee Bienzle
 
26 Respiratory Cytology of the Horse 302
Melissa Dawn Meachem and Julia Bettina Montgomery
 
Part VII Hemolymphatic System 317
 
27 Lymph Nodes 319
Stefano Comazzi, Luca Aresu, Jenna H. Burton, and Paul R. Avery
 
28 Spleen 342
Davis Seelig
 
29 Thymus 352
Cleverson D. Souza and Meredeth Crandall McEntire
 
Part VIII Gastrointestinal Tract 359
 
30 Oral Cavity 361
Jill Schappa Faustich, Kevin S. Stepaniuk, Nicholas A. Robinson, and Cesar Piedra-Mora
 
31 Esophagus and Stomach 380
Marian Taulescu, Irina Amorim, and Robert Washabau
 
32 Intestines and Rectum 394
Ugo Bonfanti
 
33 Fecal Cytology 407
Cathy Trumel and Olivier Dossin
 
Part IX Liver and Pancreas 411
 
34 Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Liver 413
Carlo Masserdotti
 
35 Hepatobiliary Neoplasia and Cancer Staging 432
Charles E. Wiedmeyer and Jeff Bryan
 
36 Pancreas 445
Leslie C. Sharkey and Sarah Crain
 
Part X Urinary Tract 455
 
37 Kidney 457
Camille A. McAloney and Leslie C. Sharkey
 
38 Urinary Bladder 466
Joyce S. Knoll and Mary Anna Labato
 
39 Urine