title: Role of surgery in multimodal cancer therapy for small animals.
abstract: Surgery is a critical component in the treatment of most solid tumors in small animals. Surgery is increasingly combined with adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation so surgeons who are treating cancer must have a good understanding of surgical oncology principles, cancer biology, and the roles and potential interactions of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The sequencing plan for these modalities should be determined before treatment is initiated. The surgical oncologist must have a working knowledge of chemotherapy agents and radiation and the effect of these treatments on the ability of tissues to heal and the outcome for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 Southwest 16th Avenue, PO Box 100116, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: sboston@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boston
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Surgical Consulting, 1021 Moores Mill Road, Auburn, AL 36830, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Adjuvant therapy; Chemotherapy; Radiation; Resection; Surgical oncology