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What are sarcomas?
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Tumors of bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, vascular and hematopoietic tissue.
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What are carcinomas?
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Cancers which arise from epithelial cells and give rise to more common malignancies.
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What does palliative mean?
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Palliative means to reduce the suffering and relieve the symptoms without attempting to cure.
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Epulis
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Benign fibrous tissue.
May be a response to chronic gingival inflammation. |
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Fibrosarcoma
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Tumor of connective tissue.
Dolichocephalic breeds. |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Epithelial tumor.
Usually affects white areas of skin. Caused by UV radiation. Locally malignant. |
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Lymphoma/Lymphosarcoma
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Malignant tumor of lymphocytes.
Very common. Most caused by FeLV |
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Lymphosarcoma
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Causes a non-painful enlargement of one or more lymph nodes.
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