Small Animal Oncology: October 18th 2026 (abstracts published between 11th October and 17th October 2026)
Welcome to The Abstract Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sarah review the latest veterinary literature.
### Papers Discussed Today:
• (00:00:50) Patel and colleagues, Veterinary and comparative oncology, "Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography for Surgical Margin Assessment for Canine Soft Tissue Sarcoma.", https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.70121
-----
• (00:01:58) Yang and colleagues, Veterinary and comparative oncology, "A New Application of 64CuCl2 PET/CT: Imaging of Cats With Mammary Carcinoma.", https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.70125
-----
• (00:03:03) Spinoglio and colleagues, American journal of veterinary research, "Low complication rates are reported in cats presenting for neurological complaints and undergoing cerebrospinal fluid collection.", 1-8, https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.26.05.0232
-----
• (00:04:11) Uno and colleagues, Australian veterinary journal, "Radiation therapy for persistent or progressive mediastinal lymphoma after chemotherapy in FeLV-positive cats: a retrospective case series of four cats.", https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.70150
-----
• (00:05:23) Geh and colleagues, Australian veterinary journal, "Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia in a previously diagnosed case of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in a dog.", https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.70153
-----
• (00:06:24) da Silva and colleagues, Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997), "Clinical features, survival, and associated factors for canine mast cell tumors: The role of neutering.", Vol 320, pp. 106929, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106929
-----
• (00:07:27) Berro and colleagues, The Journal of small animal practice, "Usefulness of serum amyloid A to differentiate feline inflammatory lower respiratory tract diseases from cardiac or neoplastic disease: a retrospective study of 22 cats (2021-2024).", https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.70209
-----
• (00:08:43) Patel and colleagues, The Veterinary record, "Transpalpebral exenteration in dogs: A retrospective study (2003‒2023).", Vol 199, pp. e369-e380, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70219
-----
• (00:09:41) Zhong and colleagues, Biomaterials science, "Biological evaluation and in vivo degradation steady-state endpoint exploration of a sodium alginate/poloxamer composite temperature-sensitive embolic gel for tumors.", https://doi.org/10.1039/d6bm00953k
-----
• (00:10:43) Boldogkői and colleagues, mBio, "The canine gut microbiome as a translational model for human health and aging.", Vol 17, pp. e0195126, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01951-26
-----
• (00:11:49) Carvalho and colleagues, Veterinary pathology, "Proliferation versus inflammation: Immunohistochemical profiling of feline chronic rhinitis and nasal lymphoma.", 3009858261485575, https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858261485575
-----
• (00:13:03) Tavola and colleagues, Veterinary surgery : VS, "A novel 3D-printed patient-specific limb-sparing radial endoprosthesis for treatment of primary osteosarcoma in a Great Dane.", https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.70163
-----
Produced by Marco Duz, MedVet MVM(Res) DipECEIM PhD SFHEA MRCVS. Marco is an EBVS and RCVS recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. He produces The Abstract Podcast to help veterinary professionals keep up with the scientific literature in a practical, accessible way.