Veterinary Oncology Service
Oncology Service overview
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Referring a case is rapid and easy:
Refer with confidence to one of the UK’s leading small animal Oncology Specialist centres |
- Medical and Surgical accredited Oncology Specialists
- Multidisciplinary team approach to the management of patients with cancer
- Unsurpassed, comprehensive service,
24 hours a day, 365 days of the year - Hospitalised patients benefit from 24-hour veterinary and nursing care
- Urgent and emergency cases seen the same day
- Free telephone advice given with the minimum of delay
Referring a case is rapid and easy:
- register the client either by phone or on-line (you qualify for entry in our £1000 quarterly draw with the on-line option!)
- supply the history and any lab results, radiographs etc. either on-line, or with the owner or by post, fax or email to: histories@willows.uk.net
Refer with confidence to one of the UK’s leading small animal Oncology Specialist centres
Personnel
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Oncology Specialist |
Soft Tissue Surgery & Oncology Specialist |
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BVM&S CertSAM European Specialist in |
MA VetMB PhD CertVR CertSAS RCVS and European Specialist |
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Oncology Specialist
James Elliott
BVM&S CertSAM DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Oncology
Soft Tissue Surgery & Oncology Specialist
Stephen Baines
MA VetMB PhD CertVR CertSAS DipECVS DipClinOnc MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Oncology
We see patients with a wide range of oncological problems including:
Haemolymphatic cancers
- Lymphomas (confirmed or suspected) including indolent/low-grade tumours
- Investigation of lymphocytosis
- Investigation of lymphadenopathy
- Leukaemias (acute and chronic; confirmed or suspected)
- Investigation of atypical circulating cells
on haematology - Hypercalcaemia of unknown origin or due to suspected lymphoid cancer
- Hyperglobulinaemia investigation
- Diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma and myeloma-related disorders
Mast cell tumours: staging, assessment of treatment options and appropriate therapy
- Metastatic mast cell tumour
- Surgical management/reconstructive surgery
- Management of non-resectable tumours
- Chemotherapy and other medical therapies
- Intra-lesional therapy
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for appropriate cases
Soft tissue sarcomas: staging and assessment of management options
- Surgical management and assessment for
surgical excision - Incompletely excised tumours (‘dirty margins’) where radiation therapy is declined or not suitable
- Non-surgical cases
- Metastatic soft tissue sarcomas
- Metronomic chemotherapy and appropriate therapy
Canine melanoma - oral, digital and cutaneous
- Surgical resection
- Vaccine therapy (only performed by Oncology Specialists)
Thyroid tumours: staging and assessment of treatment options
- Surgical management
- Chemotherapy or targeted therapies for non-resectable tumours
- Adjuvant chemotherapy for large or high-risk tumours
Anal sac adenocarcinomas: staging and assessment of treatment options
- Surgical management of the primary tumour and lymph nodes
- Chemotherapy for non-resectable tumours or post-surgery
- Targeted therapy in selected cases
Haemangiosarcomas: staging and management options
- Surgical resection
- Chemotherapy post-splenectomy or removal of high risk tumours
- Metronomic chemotherapy
Canine and feline mammary tumours: staging and assessment of treatment options
- Surgical management
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy in selected cases
Bladder, urogenital and prostatic tumours: staging and assessment of treatment options
- Chemotherapy
- Surgical management: Excision, cystostomy tube placement and stenting procedures
Histiocytic disorders: staging and management options
- Localised and disseminated histiocytic sarcoma; reactive, cutaneous and systemic histiocytosis
- Diagnosis and management of rare histiocytic diseases
- Primary chemotherapy
- Surgery combined with chemotherapy
Nasal tumours: diagnosis, staging and assessment of treatment options
- Assessment of suitability for radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Surgery for biopsy or management of benign lesions
Oral tumours: diagnosis, staging and assessment of treatment options
- Surgical management
- Chemotherapy
- Melanoma vaccine therapy
Neoplastic skin diseases: diagnosis, staging and management options
- Surgical resection/reconstructive surgery
- Medical therapy of feline Bowen’s disease (multi-focal squamous cell carcinoma in situ)
- Histiocytic skin disease
- Chemotherapy and immunotherapy for epitheliotropic lymphoma
Thoracic and abdominal tumours
- Surgical resection of thymomas, lung and chest wall tumours
- Surgery for liver, splenic, kidney and gastro-intestinal neoplasia
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Intra-cavitary chemotherapy
- Management of neoplastic effusions with chemotherapy and permanent drainage ports
Other suitable cases for referral:
- Cases requiring safe administration of chemotherapy
- Patients requiring chemotherapy experiencing repeated GI or haematological toxicity, non-responsive cases
- Cases requiring an assessment of whether surgical excision of the primary mass is possible
- Investigation, biopsy and diagnosis of any mass lesion of unknown origin
- Dogs and cats with abdominal masses of unknown origin
- Unresectable, extensive or metastatic cancers for evaluation and discussion of treatment options
- Palliative care including pain management
- Bisphosphonate therapy for bone tumours or their metastases
- Minimally-invasive approach to biopsy or management of thoracic or abdominal tumours
- Assessment for suitability of patients for radiation therapy and management of cases and side effects following radiotherapy
- Care, experience and counselling for difficult cases and their owners (e.g. repeated GI or haematological toxicity, non-responsive cases)
Small Animal Clinical Nutritionist on-site
- Enteral and parenteral nutritional support available, tailored to patient needs
On-site state-of-the-art advanced imaging run by our Specialist imaging team
- Each imaging procedure tailored to the patient
- Exceptionally high quality images, aiding diagnosis
- Interpretation and reporting of every scan by on-site Specialists Specialist-led anaesthesia team
- Anaesthetic and analgesic protocols tailored to the individual patient
- Extensive experience in anaesthesia and critical care of compromised patients
- Management of acute and post-operative and chronic pain with multimodal analgesia protocols
Efficient case management
- Cases seen at the earliest opportunity – urgent casesseen as a priority
- Experienced cytology capability, allowing in-house microscopic diagnosis of many tumour types, hastening diagnosis and treatment, and avoiding unnecessary invasive diagnostics
- In-house accurate blood cell counts, enabling same day chemotherapy administration where appropriate
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