ONCOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND SMALL ANIMAL PRAC TICE

A review of research in veterinary oncology, as executed in Amsterdam and Utrecht, is presented. Also an inquiry into the cooperation betwee n oncologist, pathologist and practitioner is discussed. It is conclud ed that microscopic tumour diagnosis is practized at too low a scale ( +/- 30%). Veterinary oncology has significance both from the veterinar y and the comparative (model) point of view. Etiologic-pathogenetic an d biologic-therapeutic aspects are studied in a multidisciplinary way. Intercellular communication, growth factors and intercellular matrix are items of present and future research. Molecular-genetic research i s in progress. Prevention of mammary tumours by ovariectomy (dog, cat) and of malignant lymphoma (cat) by fighting FeLV seems promising.