Canine and Feline Skin Cytology

by Francesco Albanese

Overview

The second edition of Canine and Feline Skin Cytology is the most comprehensive work on the subject. The book provides veterinary students and veterinarians with a diagnostic tool that is now essential in the interpretation of skin lesions; in addition, the very rich iconography, including numerous histological images, becomes a very useful tool also for pathologists. With more than 1500 clinical, histopathological and cytological images and detailed text, it illustrates both inflammatory and neoplastic skin diseases, with a 360° view. The new book contains 9 chapters, 4 more than the first edition, enriching the manuscript with chapters on new topics such as "backgrounds" and "cell' cytoarchitectures", but above all including numerous skin tumors that were not present in the first edition.

The first part of the book describes in detail the morphology of the cells that make up the skin and those that reach the skin tissue during inflammatory processes. The general part also describes the methods of sampling, preparation and staining of slides in order to obtain good quality preparations that are as representative as possible of the lesion to be studied. The "special" chapters on inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and related cytological pictures are the most important parts of the book and have been enriched with numerous new skin diseases, making the work more complete. The last chapter is dedicated to the cytological aspects observed in the course of skin metastases coming from internal organs or from the mammary gland.

This book is an essential diagnostic tool for veterinary students and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031957123
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	09/10/2025
Edition description:	Second Edition 2025
Pages:	546
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x (d)

About the Author

DVM Francesco Albanese graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Naples “Federico II” in 1993. Since 1994 he has focused his interest in veterinary dermatology by attending many congresses and courses in Italy and abroad. From 1996 to 1998 he attended the advanced course in dermatology at the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS). He is a full member of both the European (ESVD) and the Italian (SIDEV) Societies of Veterinary Dermatology, for the latter he has held the position of Treasurer and Advisor for several years. He is an invited speaker in many national and international courses, seminars and meetings on canine and feline skin cytology. He has published in both national and international journals and has authored several books on feline and canine dermatology and skin cytology. Dr. Albanese currently works as a freelancer on referred dermatological cases. He is a consultant in dermatology and cytology for the private veterinary laboratory "CDVet" in Rome.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Skin Lesions Morphology and Techniques of Sampling and Preparation of Cytological Specimens.- Chapter 2. Staining Techniques of Cytological Specimens: Routine and “Special” Cyhemical Dyes.- Chapter 3. Morphology and Function of the cells that compose the Skin.- Chapter 4. The Inflammatory Cells of the Skin and Related Cytological Patterns.- Chapter 5. The “Background” in Skin Cytology.- Chapter 6. Cytology of Canine and Feline Non-neoplastic Skin Diseases.- Chapter 7. The Cyto-Architectures (arrangements) in Skin Cytology.- Chapter 8. Cytology of Skin Tumours.- Chapter 9. Cutaneous Metastasis from Non-primary Skin Tumors.